Killer flu: high incidence in 10 states

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Cases of flu have peaked on both coasts, while in the central United States, its low activity is noted, reports USA Today, with reference to federal officials.

New York and New Jersey were the hardest hit compared to other regions. Oregon also has high levels of flu symptoms, said federal epidemiologist Lunette Brammer.

As for Central America, a relatively small number of cases have been observed there, with the exception of Oklahoma.

Ten states report high levels of influenza disease based on reports from local health authorities and weekly reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Laboratory confirmed tests show a significant increase in infant flu cases, according to the CDC.

“The flu has started to spread quite quickly, but there is still time to get vaccinated or build immunity in people,” Brummer said.

This year, the number of visits by physicians to patients with flu symptoms ahead of last season, but still far from the 2014-2015 season, is one of the worst periods in the last 10 years.

Brammer, in turn, said that last year's flu vaccines were ineffective because they did not match the strain of influenza that is now active. In this regard, the vaccine against influenza must be changed every year, based on forecasts of epidemiologists.

At the same time, Dr. Keri Peterson says more of her patients are coming in with preconceived notions about the vaccine. The flu kills at least 100 children and tens of thousands of adults each year. Dr. Peterson believes that "Dr. Google" provides too much inaccurate information.

Last week, 6% of all deaths in the country were due to influenza or pneumonia - a complication of the flu. The CDC does not track the exact number of deaths, as not every local health department reports them to the department.

Last week, in Washington State, 9 people died as a result of complications from the flu, which was the highest figure in the last 5 years. Since early December, the number of hospitalizations has doubled every week.

Thurston County even had to activate the Disaster Medical Control Center, which happened for the first time in the last 10 years. This emergency measure, which is usually used during mass incidents in case of accidents.

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