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46. Here you go, from the Centers for Disease Control.

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 06:20 PM

Feb 2018

"Sinus and ear infections are examples of moderate complications from flu, while pneumonia is a serious flu complication that can result from either influenza virus infection alone or from co-infection of flu virus and bacteria."

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/complications.htm

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The Flu is Killing Up to 4,000 Americans a Week [View all] RKP5637 Feb 2018 OP

It's really bad backtoblue Feb 2018 #1

The M$M is highlighting 63 children have died. yallerdawg Feb 2018 #2

I'm a bit scared. I don't know if we would survive it. We're doing all the hand washing, etc., but RKP5637 Feb 2018 #3

here's a couple of things that could help ward it off RandomAccess Feb 2018 #81

Interesting! Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #82

Take care JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #83

It's so nasty, often leading to more things. Wow, sounds like you're doing a little better, RKP5637 Feb 2018 #87

I had some place to "go" JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #108

I refuse to get the flu shot or the other shots they want me to take. onecent Feb 2018 #103

It's a tough choice to make JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #107

I know, damn if you do and damned if you don't onecent Feb 2018 #112

oh wow Skittles Feb 2018 #130

The death numbers reported around the flu are always hinky. For example, it is often Squinch Feb 2018 #15

From the OP link: yallerdawg Feb 2018 #20

Pneumonia or influenza Beaverhausen Feb 2018 #118

"Closely linked in the winter." yallerdawg Feb 2018 #119

I tried to buy some face masks the other day csziggy Feb 2018 #77

I keep a jar of Vick's VapoRub on hand for the sensitive nose times dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #92

Anything in or on my nostrils drives me crazy csziggy Feb 2018 #93

i am an after-hours emergency operator AmandaRuth Feb 2018 #4

I had a friend who would circle gvstn Feb 2018 #13

I was trying to get stats on flu deaths hfojvt Feb 2018 #5

They count those people because they probably wouldn't have died Mariana Feb 2018 #19

my medical degree is from google U hfojvt Feb 2018 #45

Here you go, from the Centers for Disease Control. Mariana Feb 2018 #46

More ... Mariana Feb 2018 #47

yet here hfojvt Feb 2018 #56

They don't mention anything as a major cause, do they? Mariana Feb 2018 #62

My PhD is in influenza A virus mrs_p Feb 2018 #66

No. That is not correct. They count all the people who died of respiratory illnesses and then Squinch Feb 2018 #67

Preview of coming flu seasons. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #6

I've been wondering that too ... with all of the permutations and combinations for flu I think it's RKP5637 Feb 2018 #9

It's definitely scary and I am not sure that science can keep up, especially when their budgets smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #12

also, I can't link to this and I don't know if it is true or not AmandaRuth Feb 2018 #7

Yep, the vaccine this year is not effective for the most prevalent type. It's almost a RKP5637 Feb 2018 #10

In Alabama, earlier this year we had 90% plus capacity in hospitals. yallerdawg Feb 2018 #17

Thanks for the update on 23%. I always get the vaccine every year. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #18

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Welcome. Enjoy your visit. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #32

Already alerted hatrack Feb 2018 #34

That didn't take long ... nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #37

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6 . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . hatrack Feb 2018 #36

Thanks, MIRT - appreciate the assist! hatrack Feb 2018 #38

Wow, MIRT is incredible!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #50

The tiniest grain of truth Cal Carpenter Feb 2018 #33

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That was fast. herding cats Feb 2018 #53

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You would know all about that, huh? herding cats Feb 2018 #55

Dang this place is being overrun today. Wth? Cal Carpenter Feb 2018 #57

Its just one busy little bee. herding cats Feb 2018 #58

It's not that it doesn't protect, it's that it's only about 10-30% effective Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #40

Thanks for the update!!! RKP5637 Feb 2018 #41

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Problem in one word: eggs Rollo Feb 2018 #128

"2 separate flu viruses" left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #23

My doc sez patients are getting type B after they are getting over type A. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #8

We've had something here ... not sick enough to be really sick, but we both have it, seems RKP5637 Feb 2018 #11

My husband had the flu twice - I'm assuming A & B - I thought I was going to lose AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2018 #16

Scary. I had a flu shot too...and have not gotten it thus far. I don't deal well with flu...at the Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #24

Its almost germ warfare level. roamer65 Feb 2018 #14

Our university hospitals are full Horse with no Name Feb 2018 #21

At least censorship techniques have advanced since, I think, 2007/9? Hortensis Feb 2018 #22

I'm wearing gloves to the gym till this thing subsides. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #25

I'm scared even thinking of having it, sounds really bad. I have Tamiflu just in case. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #26

One minute I was at work, going strong. I started to feel achy, and 30 minutes later I asked a co-wo lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #28

Wow, I've had nothing like that. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #42

Lots of people throw the word "flu"around, but until you're feeling millions of nerves you never kne lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #43

I had it really bad about 7 years or so ago. It was horrible horrible. I should have gone to RKP5637 Feb 2018 #48

"your hair ache" dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #94

Yeah. You've had the real flu. Most have no idea. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #106

I'm 71 with a weakened immune system (diabetes). left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #27

Stay home as much as possible. Let a friend deliver meds and groceries. De-stress and do relaxation lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #29

So ---- Don't watch the news? left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #64

watch the news only if you can discuss here with us, left-of-center! Skittles Feb 2018 #86

Schools in northern AL have been closing for 2-4 days ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #31

I don't believe any "official" numbers. It is scary as hell knowing the numbers are likely much dewsgirl Feb 2018 #39

Yep, it's like TPTB think they can cover it up. It's a stupid approach in a supposedly enlightened RKP5637 Feb 2018 #120

And how many weeks have they been keeping track? Iggo Feb 2018 #44

I think they've been tracking it since day 1. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #49

And what date was Day 1? Iggo Feb 2018 #79

About 6 weeks ago. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #80

Thank you! Iggo Feb 2018 #84

I don't see anything about 4000 deaths weekly in that CDC summary. Squinch Feb 2018 #102

Here's another article stating the same, there are a number in searches, although neither did I see RKP5637 Feb 2018 #114

GET A FLU SHOT, !!!!! not perfect but it will help Motley13 Feb 2018 #52

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #60

Yes! Several articles about deaths (especially in the young) EllieBC Feb 2018 #74

Just today, after six days, my immune system figured out the combination to this year's flu. rzemanfl Feb 2018 #61

Curious, did you take Tamiflu? Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #63

No and I should have said that. I was at the doctor for a scheduled visit during the "mild cold" rzemanfl Feb 2018 #65

DID YOU HAVE THE FLU SHOT? Motley13 Feb 2018 #68

Both my kids got the shot sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #70

I doubt you have it GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #85

I mentioned that I did. Please don't yell. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #75

I'm confused. OhZone Feb 2018 #69

We had that here. Not the real flu, but something like you said! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #73

All our vents are on patients and we've "rented" a dozen more. ileus Feb 2018 #71

Where are the "The Flu shot gave me the flu" posts? n/t USALiberal Feb 2018 #72

Replaced sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #96

My sweetie is presently undergoing chemo thucythucy Feb 2018 #76

... RKP5637 Feb 2018 #78

I had the flu shot - the rest of my family did not. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2018 #88

Flu shots do work, they are not always perfect, but they do work. I would never ever not RKP5637 Feb 2018 #89

I'm getting one every year from here on out. My kids too, to the extent that I can "make" them. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2018 #91

I had a very similar experience to yours. I also had the shot. Looks like we got some protection stevenleser Feb 2018 #110

My husband and I are getting over the flu right now. We both had flu shots. Shrike47 Feb 2018 #90

Imagine if you will.. MFM008 Feb 2018 #95

I did some reading on this. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2018 #111

A friend of a friend lost their 9 year old daughter to the flu a few weeks ago. tenderfoot Feb 2018 #97

Dear God. I am so sorry. Hekate Feb 2018 #100

For the first time in years, I let myself get talked into getting the flu shot DFW Feb 2018 #98

It's pretty bad. I got the flu shot, I always do. I've had something about a week as have others in RKP5637 Feb 2018 #117

Talk about a scary thread. Hubby & I are both officially "seniors" now. He's 71 this month. Hekate Feb 2018 #99

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #116

i was reading the smithsonian's aricle on the 1918 spanish flu. pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #101

I just posted this NYT article on why it's so bad this year, really bad. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #125

I know multiple people Coast to Coast that have had it Renew Deal Feb 2018 #104

Then it must be time to slash the CDC budget so they have to cut their epidemic prevention by 80%. Vinca Feb 2018 #105

Where do you get 4000/wk? nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #109

It's in the article title I quoted, also here, for example. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #115

Malwarebytes blocks this site. Just FYI for folks who aren't running anti-malware software. nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #126

Wow, that's interesting! I run a real time scanner and it shows nothing, guess it's missing it! RKP5637 Feb 2018 #127

That is nonsense. Even the CDC says different. Why panic people? Tipperary Feb 2018 #136

I did not write the headline! Here is another article, Bloomberg, saying the same. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #137

It's on the high side this year, but not near a record. FarCenter Feb 2018 #113

Just got back from AZ and so far so good. B2G Feb 2018 #121

Wow, I would have my fingers crossed too. Hope you don't get it. ... seems it would RKP5637 Feb 2018 #122

Yeah the incubation period is 1-4 days. B2G Feb 2018 #123

Glad to hear you're ok!!!!!! RKP5637 Feb 2018 #124

I got my shot, still got the flu but only for 3 days NickB79 Feb 2018 #129

Misleading headline... vi5 Feb 2018 #131

General info. MarvinGardens Feb 2018 #132

Thanks for this summary!!! I get the shot every year. Your mentioning the RKP5637 Feb 2018 #133

Weather BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #134

To me, weather has an influence on it. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #135