(NEXSTAR) -In the disease management prevention center (CDC), as the number of cases increases in most states, the map of influenza activities throughout the United States continues to be dark in both FIG and literature. Masu.
The positive influenza ratio from a nationwide labotestt jumps from 18 % to 25 % every week, and the written influenza activity is particularly high.
The following states are now at the highest level of CDC influenza activities, along with New York City. Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mishigan, Minesota, Mississippi, Neblaska, New Humpshire, New Humps, New Humps, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.
In the third week of January, four children died, and the total number of pediatric deaths during the influenza season was 31.
According to CDC, influenza A is the majority of cases.
Many of us drive indoors in the cold of winter Virus propagation is easyThe increase in respiratory disease is not surprising.
However, Dr. Mateau Kippen Han of the Northwest medicine may say that there may be another reason that very many people seem to be sick.
“Unfortunately, many people were satisfied after COVID and did not take the vaccine, so there is only a high risk of actually getting sick,” Kippenhan told Nexstar's. WGN radio。
In the update on December 20, the CDC stated that the scope of vaccination was “low in most groups, compared to before COVID-19 pandemic.”
What you need to know about influenza antiviral drugs
Unlike other illnesses, some medicines are shorter and not so serious.
That's the only catch It needs a prescription And you will want to act quickly.
CDC advises that if the patient takes within one or two days after the patient begins to feel the symptoms, antiviral drugs are optimal for influenza.
CDC says that taking drugs in that time frame can reduce symptoms such as Tamiflu and lenza and shorten the disease by about a day.
If you are lucky to avoid influenza so far, most experts recommend that you get influenza vaccine.
“Symptoms are few, not so serious, they won't be hospitalized, and they won't spread it to their families.” I told Nexstar trees。
