According to a new report, the flu has virtually disappeared from the United States.
“Influenza has virtually disappeared from the US, with reports at much lower levels than have been seen in decades,” AP reported on Thursday, adding: “Experts say measures are being taken to ward off the coronavirus – wearing a mask, social distance and virtual education – was a major factor in preventing a ‘twindemy’ of flu and COVID-19. A push to get more people vaccinated against flu probably also helped, just as fewer people were traveling , they say. ‘
“Flu season usually peaks between December and February each year. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that flu causes up to 45 million illnesses, up to 810,000 hospitalizations and up to 61,000 deaths per year. But this flu season, there have been only 925 flu cases in the United States so far, ”Johns Hopkins Medicine reported.
The flu season usually lasts until May, so there is still a chance that flu cases will increase in the next few months. One type of flu – flu B – tends to spread later in the season, ‘the organization pointed out.
“This year was incredibly different. Beth Daly, head of the NH Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, has probably never seen it. ‘Normally, there are literally thousands of people who get the flu. On an average week in winter, 10% of all people who die from the flu die. So this year is very remarkable. ”
AP suggests that it is also possible that ‘the coronavirus actually set aside flu and other bugs that occur more frequently in the fall and winter.’
Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged, “This is the lowest flu season we’ve ever had.”
AP noted that so far this season only one death has been reported in children’s flu, while 92 were reported the same year last year.
The World Health Organization reported on February 15:
Despite continued or even increased testing for influenza in some countries, global influenza activity at this stage of the year remained at lower levels than expected.
In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, flu activity remained below baseline, although sporadic detection of A and B viruses has been reported in some countries.
In the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere, seasonal flu activity has been reported between.
In the Caribbean and Central American countries, no flu detection has been reported. Severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) activity has been reported in some countries.
In tropical South America, no influenza detection was reported during this period.
In tropical Africa, flu activity is still reported in West Africa.
In South Asia, sporadic flu outbreaks have been reported in several countries.
In Southeast Asia, flu detection has been reported in the Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
Globally, influenza B detection accounts for the majority of the very low detection reported.
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