Flu Has Yet To Peak

So far, there are fewer cases of flu this season than last. But government officials say that more infections will certainly come. Through December 11, about 2,800 cases of flu have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About two-thirds of those were in the Southeast. Three strains of flu are circulating: A, B, and H1N1 (also called swine flu). The B virus has caused the most infections in the Southeast. Each year, between 5 and 20 of every 100 Americans gets the flu, and about 200,000 people are hospitalized. HealthDay News wrote about flu activity December 23.