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Toddler in coma with the flu, mother hospitalized with pneumonia
Posted: 01/31/2014
By: Nohelani Graf By: Nohelani Graf
GLENDALE, AZ - If you?ve haven?t had to take a sick day yet yourself, most of us know at least one person who?s gotten the flu this season.
But doctors are pointing out a difference in who's getting sick and just how hard they're getting hit.
This year?s strain of H1N1 is still serious for the very young, very old, and those with pre-existing health conditions, but doctors also point out that the virus is indiscriminant.
40% of Arizona flu cases are healthy, able bodied adults 19 to 49-years-old, compared to just 27% last flu season.
"They can be perfectly healthy without an underlying condition and this influenza will put them at deaths door." said Doctor John Duong-Tran, Medical Director of the Pediatric ICU at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center...
Toddler in coma with the flu, mother hospitalized with pneumonia
Posted: 01/31/2014
By: Nohelani Graf By: Nohelani Graf
GLENDALE, AZ - If you?ve haven?t had to take a sick day yet yourself, most of us know at least one person who?s gotten the flu this season.
But doctors are pointing out a difference in who's getting sick and just how hard they're getting hit.
This year?s strain of H1N1 is still serious for the very young, very old, and those with pre-existing health conditions, but doctors also point out that the virus is indiscriminant.
40% of Arizona flu cases are healthy, able bodied adults 19 to 49-years-old, compared to just 27% last flu season.
"They can be perfectly healthy without an underlying condition and this influenza will put them at deaths door." said Doctor John Duong-Tran, Medical Director of the Pediatric ICU at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center...