The CDC released its weekly influenza report last week, stating that several states have widespread infection and that three deaths occurred during week 3. Even though many people have the flu vaccine, it is not 100% effective against the virus; 1% of the virus strands are resistant to antiviral weapons, such as medicine, or the flu vaccine.
This is reminiscent of the 1918 influenza outbreak, which was devastating to the population, particularly due to the fact that WWI was still going on at the time. However, the outbreak taught us a lot about modern sanitation and vaccination.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm
We need to be very cautious of who we are around, and to always wash our hands; even in the most mintiest conditions.
ReplyDeleteGetting a flu shot is so important! The flu can be deadly and all precautions must be taken to avoid infection!
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