More than half of a states in a U.S. are experiencing high levels of flu-like illness, and influenza activity continues to be on a rise, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest FluView report.
Currently, 29 states and New York City are stating high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), and another 9 states are stating assuage levels of ILI. This season, 18 children have died from flu-associated deaths.
“Reports of influenza-like-illness are impending what have been rise levels during tolerably serious seasons,†pronounced Dr. Joe Bresee, arch of a Epidemiology and Prevention branch.
The CDC pronounced anyone who has not nonetheless perceived a influenza shot, should get one.
“While we can’t contend for certain how serious this deteriorate will be, we can contend that a lot of people are removing ill with influenza, and we are removing reports of serious illness and hospitalizations,†Bresee said.
Bresee combined that if we do have a flu, we should start holding antiviral drugs immediately.
According to a CDC, it is expected a increasing influenza activity will continue for a while.  Based on a final 10 influenza seasons, ILI remained during or above baseline for about 12 weeks – and adult to 16 weeks during a 2005-2006 season. ILI remained above baseline for 19 weeks during a 2009 H1N1 pandemic.