Word: flue
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...flue epidemic is not confined to the New England region. The Disease Control Center in Atlanta reports that all 121 cities it surveyed nationwide reported epidemic outbreaks of the Bangkok...
...number of complaints has decreased since Christmas vacation, Wacker said, although experts predict the flue season in Massachusetts won't peak until February...
...Though flue vaccinations are available, the epidemic will probably be over before the antibodies take effect, William Kaden, director of health services at the Business School, said yesterday. For young, lowrisk patients, a mild case of the flue will build up stronger antibodies than the vaccine, he added...
...Bangkok flue reached epidemic proportions in Massachusetts by Thanksgiving, health officials said. An epidemic is determined by 10 per cent absenteeism in schools and industry. Absenteeism in Massachusetts has been around 15 per cent since the end of November...
This strain of flue and its major complication, pneumonia, caused 18 per cent of the deaths in Boston last week, Nicholas Fiumara, director of the Massachusetts Division of Communicable Diseases, said yesterday. Flu and pneumonia usually account for 4 or 5 per cent of deaths at this time of year...