Cold and Flu : When the Flu Turns Deadly ?
For most people, the flu a few days feeling miserable. Body aches, fever, cough, runny nose, chills, and fatigue are common symptoms. To alert patients to stay at home and rest in adults. Younger children may need to take a few days off school.
For some people, however, including very young children, the elderly, flu can be more serious. According to the Centers for disease control and prevention, nearly 3,000 people from influenza in 2009.
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If even more, the flu death, contributors, even if this is not the main reason. Between 2006 and 2007, so people said 49,000 died from complications related to the flu. (CDC)
The 1918 flu pandemic
While vaccines and progress in modern medicine has greatly reduced the number of deaths from influenza each year, the influenza virus is one of the deadliest epidemic in history. Near the end of world war, the destruction of influenza around the world, affecting large numbers of people in all age groups. According to the United States occurred in three waves during the spring and autumn and winter of 1918, the Department of health and human services (DHHS) in port cities, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.
While the exact cause is unknown, it is believed by most researchers that the influx of returning soldiers may be responsible for the rapid transmission of the virus. In addition, the public health information confusing or nonexistent means that many people do not take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. The flu spreads, businesses closed and the buildings and houses, and the entire family was lost to the virus. The epidemic has been effectively ended in season 1919; however, in that time it has killed Americans 675,000 and 20 million people worldwide. (DHHS)
Who is most at risk?
Vaccination and better education about public health and public security to help reduce the number of influenza cases each year, but the flu can affect people of all age groups. Certain categories of the population are more vulnerable to serious health complications:
For some people, however, including very young children, the elderly, flu can be more serious. According to the Centers for disease control and prevention, nearly 3,000 people from influenza in 2009.
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If even more, the flu death, contributors, even if this is not the main reason. Between 2006 and 2007, so people said 49,000 died from complications related to the flu. (CDC)
The 1918 flu pandemic
While vaccines and progress in modern medicine has greatly reduced the number of deaths from influenza each year, the influenza virus is one of the deadliest epidemic in history. Near the end of world war, the destruction of influenza around the world, affecting large numbers of people in all age groups. According to the United States occurred in three waves during the spring and autumn and winter of 1918, the Department of health and human services (DHHS) in port cities, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.
While the exact cause is unknown, it is believed by most researchers that the influx of returning soldiers may be responsible for the rapid transmission of the virus. In addition, the public health information confusing or nonexistent means that many people do not take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. The flu spreads, businesses closed and the buildings and houses, and the entire family was lost to the virus. The epidemic has been effectively ended in season 1919; however, in that time it has killed Americans 675,000 and 20 million people worldwide. (DHHS)
Who is most at risk?
Vaccination and better education about public health and public security to help reduce the number of influenza cases each year, but the flu can affect people of all age groups. Certain categories of the population are more vulnerable to serious health complications:
- Children under the age of five years, in the past two years and younger
- Adults 65 years and older
- Pregnant women
- Persons with serious medical conditions
- People who are morbidly obese
