Posts Tagged ‘flu’
Flu Season Reaching Peak
While the flu season got off to a slow start in the United States last fall, influenza is now circulating in all 50 states and is widespread in 37, health officials report. Of the three confirmed flu viruses -- influenza A H1N1, influenza A H3N2 and influenza B -- the H3N2 strain has predominated, but all three are circulating, according to the [...]
Flu Vaccine Urged For Pregnant Women – Health Care Workers
A group of the largest health care organizations in the country, including the March of Dimes, is encouraging pregnant women to get their flu shot this year. Pregnant women should receive a Flu Shot because they are at higher risk of complications from influenza, especially pneumonia and dehydration. The president of the March of Dimes, Dr. [...]
