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What You Should Know About Flu Treatment
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 Influenza (Flu)
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Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
CDC's Influenza Division produces a weekly flu surveillance report, FluView. According to this week's report (Feb 17-23), seasonal flu activity remains elevated in the U.S. New York City and 33 states experienced high influenza-like illness (ILI) activity. CDC estimates that flu has caused as many as 23.6 million flu illnesses, 302,000 hospitalizations and 26,700 deaths so far this season.
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Protect Children from Flu
Each year flu places a large burden on the health and well-being of children and their families. So far this flu season, a total of 56 flu-associated pediatric deaths have been reported to CDC. While annual flu vaccine is the first and most important step to protect against flu, antiviral drugs are an important treatment option for children sick with flu.
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What You Should Know About Flu Treatment
Most people with the flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. If you get sick with flu symptoms, in most cases, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care. If, however, you have symptoms of flu and are in a high risk group, or are very sick or worried about your illness, contact your health care provider.
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Did you know flu in children can be treated with antiviral drugs? Early treatment of flu with antivirals can reduce the risk of complications like pneumonia and prevent respiratory failure and death among hospitalized children. More: https://go.usa.gov/xEd4v #FightFlu
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| Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases |
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