There's currently a flu outbreak within the United States of
epidemic porportions and it has many health experts concerned.
According to the CDC this is the most cases of flu they have
seen this time of year in over a decade. Why is this year's flu
causing more severe cases? The type of flu that is going around
is called Influenza A (H3N2), which is often linked to more
serious diseases than other flu varieties, Dr. Anthony Fauci,
director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told CNN. People
could get more complications from this particular strain, which
would make them sick for a longer period of time. What is flu?
As per WebMD. "Influenza, commonly shortened to "flu," is an
extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A
or B viruses. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early
spring. The flu virus attacks the body by spreading through the
upper and/or lower respiratory tract". Flu like symptoms can be
prevented by frequent w