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‘Tis the season to be sick - Tis The Season To Be Sick |
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Written by MCT
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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 |
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TIS THE SEASON TO BE SICK
by the numbers
On average, more than 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized from flu complications each year. About 36,000 die annually from the flu.
Adults average two to four colds a year; children typically get six to 10.
More than 200 viruses are known to cause symptoms of the common cold.
— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
cold vs. flu
The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses, but caused by different viruses. The flu typically is worse than a cold, with symptoms that include fever, body aches, fatigue and dry cough more intense than with a cold. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose.
— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
get vaccinated
The single best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year, experts say.
That shouldn’t be too tough this flu season. Vaccine manufacturers plan to produce more than 100 million doses for the U.S. market — a record amount. About 75 million doses are expected to be distributed by the end of this month.
People at high risk of complications from flu are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated every year. Those include children 6 months to 5 years old, people 50 and older, pregnant women, people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions and people who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Because flu bugs are continuously changing, a new vaccine is formulated for each season. For healthy people 5 to 49, a nasal-spray vaccine offers an alternative to the flu shot.
— McClatchy Tribune
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