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Top 10 Causes of Death in Men Influenza (also known as the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year.
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CDC Inflates Flu Death Stats to Sell More Flu Vaccines While the most common number cited by the media is 36,000 deaths a year, actual death certificates only list about 500 per year. And since a laboratory test is not usually taken to determine if it was actually the influenza virus, only 15-20 percent of those 500 recorded flu deaths were actually due to the flu, which means the real numbers are about 100 or less.
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Don't Believe Everything You Read About Flu Deaths Don't Believe Everything You Read About Flu Deaths. Flu results in about 250,000 to 500,000 yearly deaths worldwide, Wikipedia tells us. The typical estimate is 36,000 [deaths] a year in the United States, reports NBC, citing the Centers for Disease Control. Somewhere between 4,000 and 8,000 Canadians a year die of influenza and its related complications, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Globe and Mail says, adding that Those numbers are controversial because they are estimates.
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- During an outbreak in a long-term care facility, up to 60% of residents may become infected, with up to a 30% . fatality rate in the infected people. Risk for influenza-associated death is highest among the oldest of the elderly: people age 85 years and older are 16 times more likely to die from an influenza-associated illness than
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Spanish Flu The 1918 flu, or Spanish flu, caused the highest number of known influenza deaths. More than 500,000 people died in the United States, and up to 50 million people may have died worldwide. Many people died within the first few days after infection with the Spanish flu, and others died of related complications.
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Flu-like symptoms Deaths Flu-like symptoms Deaths. Flu-like symptoms: Possibly Deadly Misdiagnosed Causes. Some of the causes, which may potentially be dangerous or fatal if left undiagnosed, may include: Food poisoning - flu-like symptoms. Hepatitis - mild flu-like symptoms. HIV/AIDS - flu-like symptoms. Hodgkin's Disease - Flu-like symptoms.
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- The flu was most deadly for people ages 20 to 40. This pattern of morbidity was unusual for influenza which is usually a killer of the elderly and young children. It infected 28% of all Americans (Tice). An estimated 675,000 Americans died of influenza during the pandemic, ten times as many as in the world war. Of the U.S. soldiers who died in Europe, half of them fell to the influenza virus and not to the enemy (Deseret News).
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Estimating Seasonal Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States Why does CDC estimate deaths associated with seasonal flu? CDC feels it is important to convey the full burden of seasonal flu to the public. Seasonal flu is a serious disease that causes illness, hospitalizations, and deaths every year in the United States. CDC estimates of annual influenza-associated deaths in the United States are made using well-established scientific methods that have been reviewed by scientists outside of CDC. Top of Page.
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Deaths from Flu Average life years lost for Flu: 9.5 years for pneumonia / influenza (SEER) 1; 10.9 for pneumonia / influenza in North Carolina 2; 4.3 average YPLL/person for pneumonia and influenza in Michigan 3.
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A terrifying animated map shows the spread of this year's deadly flu across the US The flu is quickly spreading across the United States, with 26 states and New York City now reporting high flu levels in outpatient clinics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 kids have died from the flu so far this season, while in California, dozens of adults under 65 have been killed. This year's flu shot isn't as effective against a strain of the illness known as H3N2, but there is still good reason to get it.
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- In 2012-2013, H3N2 was the dominant flu strain. It tended to cause serious illness and deaths in older people. With H1N1 the main strain this year, we fully expect to see many more cases in younger children and middle-aged adults, Osterholm said.
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Healthy, young people are dying from the flu In California, 42 people under the age of 65 have died so far this season from the illness, and The CDC reports 26 states have high influenza-like illness activity. It's unsettling of course to have so many deaths associated with this strain of flu, said Dianna Wright, a physician assistant at Immediate Medical Care in Haysville.
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Influenza It usually starts quickly, with fever, muscle aches, sore throat, and a dry cough. People of all ages can get the flu. Although most people are ill with the flu for only a few days, some have a much more serious illness and may need to be hospitalized. Influenza can also lead to pneumonia and death.
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Influenza Some of the subtypes of influenza A that have caused the largest number of known human deaths are:14, 15. 1  H1N1, which caused Spanish Flu in 1918 and Swine Flu in 20091. 2  H2N2, which caused Asian Flu in 19572. 3  H3N2, which caused Hong Kong Flu in 19683. 4  H5N1, which caused Bird Flu in 20044.
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What are possible complications of the flu? The most serious, often life-threatening complication of the flu is pneumonia. Other complications include ear infection, bronchitis, dehydration and worsening of chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, asthma or diabetes.
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What are flu (influenza) symptoms in adults and in children? Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza (flu) infection usually causes a more severe illness with a mortality rate (death rate) of about 0.1% of people who are infected with the virus.
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How does the flu kill people?? The regular flu kills about 35,000 people every year, mostly infants and the elderly. I think pneumonia is the main complication that causes deaths. Those at most risk have co-morbidities. If someone has COPD their respiratory function is already compromised so it doesn't take much more to push them over the edge.
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Your top 10 flu questions answered Most deaths are caused by complications from the flu. Children under 2 years old, adults over 65, pregnant women and American Indians are at a greater risk of suffering from flu complications, according to the CDC.
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Yes, You Can Actually Die From The Flu Yes, You Can Actually Die From The Flu. Speculation about Prince's cause of death has left people wondering whether the flu can be fatal for otherwise healthy adults. Prince fans were shocked Thursday after hearing the news that the pop icon had suddenly died at the age of 57.
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- One of the most common complications of flu is bronchitis, a chest infection that can become serious and develop into pneumonia. Other complications are not common, but include: 1  otitis media (middle ear infection). 2  septic shock (blood infection that causes a severe drop in blood pressure).
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- This makes the number seem much, much bigger than it is. For example: 56,979 people died of influenza and pneumonia in 2013. That's a scary number. And putting the word influenza first insinuates that flu is the primary cause of death. But...in reality, only 3,697 died of the actual flu. The other 53,282 died of pneumonia.
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Estimating Seasonal Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States Seasonal influenza-related deaths are deaths that occur in people for whom seasonal influenza infection was likely a contributor to the cause of death, but not necessarily the primary cause of death.
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Don't Believe Everything You Read About Flu Deaths Pneumonia, according to the American Lung Association, has more than 30 different causes, influenza being but one of them. The CDC itself acknowledges the slim relationship, saying only a small proportion of deaths... only 8.5 per cent of all pneumonia and influenza deaths [are] influenza-related.
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Influenza Vaccine Fever, chills, fatigue, body aches, sore throat, and headache are common symptoms of flu. Not everyone with flu will have a fever. The flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold.lu seasons are unpredictable and can be severe. Over a period of 30 years, between 1976 and 2006, estimates of flu-associated deaths in the United States range from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people.