Peak of the Flu Season on the Way
Flu season opened in October and runs through May but really gets with it December through March, leaving seven unprotected months to catch it, lose work or school time or worse.
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Flu Season Fed by Globetrotting Viruses
In the Northern Hemisphere, flu season has begun, but, contrary to what scientists once thought, the viruses that arrive with the winter cold aren't making an annual journey from year-round homes in Southeast and East Asia.
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Ninety Million Children Contract Flu
Each Year
In a study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers determined that approximately 90 million children contract seasonal flu each year worldwide, resulting in approximately one million hospital admissions and 111,500 deaths due to influenza-related pneumonia.
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