Influenza Epidemic in the United States Reaching Peak

Epidemic influenza in the United States is currently listed with a peak reaching 7.3 percent mortality rate from complications of pneumonia and the flu. A statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Influenza epidemic started and spread very quickly in this season so some patients are forced to wait long enough to receive hospital treatment.

Flu can cause complications such as bronchitis, pneumonia (pneumonia), and worsen chronic diseases yagn already exist, such as heart disease and salesma. Complications of influenza are more common in parents, in those with poor immune systems, or people with chronic illness.

According to the CDC, currently 9 of the 10 regions in the U.S. have increased flu activity. Estimated that this year's flu outbreak has spread throughout the country and will reach the highest level at the end of January or early February.

Flu listed as the cause of approximately 10,000 deaths in the U.S., including the current year is not an epidemic. At the time this flu season, 20 children were reported to have died of the disease.