CULLMAN ? A strain of the H1N1 influenza virus has hit the Cullman area hard in recent weeks, with three flu-related deaths reported at Cullman Regional Medical Center and hundreds of patients testing positive for the flu.
H1N1 seems to be particularly affecting those between 20 to 50 years old, and the three victims who died last month were all under 55 years old, said Dr. G. Scott Warner, a pulmonologist at Chest Medicine of Cullman. The flu usually poses the greatest threat to the young and elderly.
Warner said he wasn?t sure why the flu was affecting those between 20 and 50 years old more significantly, but he speculated that the age group is ?less vigilant about getting their vaccinations and preventing the flu that older and younger populations.?
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H1N1 seems to be particularly affecting those between 20 to 50 years old, and the three victims who died last month were all under 55 years old, said Dr. G. Scott Warner, a pulmonologist at Chest Medicine of Cullman. The flu usually poses the greatest threat to the young and elderly.
Warner said he wasn?t sure why the flu was affecting those between 20 and 50 years old more significantly, but he speculated that the age group is ?less vigilant about getting their vaccinations and preventing the flu that older and younger populations.?
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