Influenza Virus, the symptoms and the numbers: in a week 247 thousand people in bed News

the ROME - The flu continues its race, and to be affected, during the week before the christmas holidays, were 247.000 people, for a total of about 1.360.000 cases in the current season. The most affected regions are Valle d'aosta, Lombardia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Marche and Abruzzo. Indicated by the data of the bulletin of the epidemiological surveillance, Influnet, and FluNews Italy, by the istituto Superiore di Sanità (Iss). Meanwhile, you experience the first severe cases and the first deaths of 6 people with the flu were hospitalized in the icu for acute respiratory infections and two of these are deceased. In the week from 16 to 22 December, you read in the bulletins of the Iss, the number of influenza cases has been increasing, with a trend of the epidemic curve "similar to that of the last flu season". In Italy, the total incidence is 4 cases per thousand patients and the most affected are children under five years of age, in which we observed an incidence of up to 3 times longer. Understand the symptoms But how do you understand if we are in front of a flu or a cold? That is, unwell, seasonal, or real viral disease, with its risks of complications? With cases growing by the day, the Centers for disease control and prevention of diseases (Cdc), and other specialists of disorders, infectious Usa suggest getting a '5 questions' to understand the difference. If the malaise has been unleashed in a hurry, with strong symptoms in a matter of a few hours is likely to influence. The latter gives a kind of exhaustion sudden. Colds usually have a number of different problems, from sore throat to congestion, in a gradual manner. If the temperature is above 37.8 degrees celsius, it is almost certainly the influence. Colds can cause an increase, but the fever rarely exceeds 37-37.5 degrees. L' influence, observe then the Cdc, is usually feel all bruised and beaten, "as if you had gone under a bus". While the cold no. Also the headache is generalised and strong generally accompanies the flu. While for the common cold and is absent. Or localized if you also suffer from sinusitis. Types aside, the symptoms of influenza are more virulent and aggressive, the sense of being sick stronger. And if a sore throat and sneezing can actually be present with both diseases, with the common cold are milder.

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