Flu Is Causing 1 in 10 American Deaths and Climbing
Along with the pneumonia it spawns, this year’s epidemic may be killing 4,000 people every week.
Flu Expected to Kill 50,000 in U.S.
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The amount of influenza ravaging the U.S. this year rivals levels normally seen when an altogether new virus emerges, decimating a vulnerable population that hasn’t had a chance to develop any defenses.
It’s an unexpected phenomenon that public health experts are still trying to decode.