Flu virus spreads across Maine according to : Journal Tribune

ASSOCIATED PRESSPlease enjoy this limited viewing We are allowing a certain number of articles to be read each month. If you are a subscriber, please loginIf you continue to come back for more articles, please try one of our subscriptions options availableWe appreciate your business! For your convenience, you may read this story after 4 seconds We are allowing a certain number of articles to be read each month. The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of influenza in the state's sixteen counties. But there's good news: State Epidemiologist Siiri Bennett says the vaccine appears to be a good match to all strains this year.




Due to continued sickness in the county, Rhea County Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday February 6 and 7 2017. ATLANTA (WDEF) – Rhea County isn't the only place suffering from a flu outbreak this week. See you wed. — Jerry Levengood (@JerryLevengood) February 3, 2017Sweetwater City and Monroe County schools are also closed today by sickness. "CDC recommends annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months of age and older. In the Southeastern region, all eight states now have elevated flu rates.

Flu spreads across 40 states, including South Carolina

South Carolina, New Jersey, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and New York rank as the states with the highest levels of flu and flu-like illness activity. "There is some overlap between the common cold and the flu, but the flu often starts with an abrupt onset of symptoms," Steinberg said. Fifty-one of 54 US states and territories are experiencing elevated levels of flu and flu-like illnesses. "Most healthy people who get influenza infection do fine with getting plenty of fluid and rest," said Dr. Pritish Tosh, an infectious disease physician and researcher at the Mayo Clinic. Typically, flu season in the United States begins in October and reaches its seasonal peak between December and March before slowing through spring.



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