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2012–2013 Flu Season
The 2012–2013 flu season was an epidemic flu season in the United States. United States By the week ending 29 December 2012, the CDC reported that 29 U.S. states had high numbers of reports of flu. By 13 January, nearly all U.S. states had experienced elevated influenza levels. In 9 January after the city of Boston received reports of 700 cases of flu and 4 deaths, the city declared a public health emergency. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said that "people should take the threat of flu seriously" and that people should receive the influenza vaccine and practice health safety. By 7 January 2013, there were 15,000 cases of flu reported in the state of New York. In the previous year's entire flu season, there were only 4,400 cases in the same region. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a Public Health Emergency, relaxing regulations as to whom pharmacists can immunize. Vaccination The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recommends that all persons in the United States receive an ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flu Season
Flu season is an annually recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of an outbreak of influenza (flu). The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. It takes approximately two days to show symptoms. Influenza activity can sometimes be predicted and even tracked geographically. While the beginning of major flu activity in each season varies by location, in any specific location these minor epidemics usually take about three weeks to reach its pinnacle, and another three weeks to significantly diminish. Annually, about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths from seasonal flu occur worldwide. Cause Three virus families, Influenza virus A, B, and C are the main infective agents that cause influenza. During periods of cooler temperature, influenza cases increase roughly tenfold or more. Despite the higher incidence of manifestations of the flu during the season, the viruses are actually transmitted throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Influenza A Virus Subtype H3N2
Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 (A/H3N2) is a subtype of viruses that causes influenza (flu). H3N2 viruses can infect birds and mammals. In birds, humans, and pigs, the virus has mutation, mutated into many strains. In years in which H3N2 is the predominant strain, there are more hospitalizations. Classification H3N2 is a subtype of the viral genus Influenzavirus A, which is an important cause of human influenza. Its name derives from the forms of the two kinds of proteins on the surface of its coat, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). By reassortment, H3N2 exchanges genes for internal proteins with other influenza subtypes. Seasonal H3N2 flu Seasonal influenza kills an estimated 36,000 people in the United States each year. Flu vaccines are based on predicting which "mutants" of H1N1, H3N2, H1N2, and influenzavirus B, influenza B will proliferate in the next season. Separate vaccines are developed for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in preparation for their annual epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Europe
This is a list of 2013 events that occurred in Europe. Events January *January 1 **Ireland assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus. **Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) were named European Capitals of Culture. **Antwerp (Belgium) was named European Capital of Sport. **Maribor (Slovenia) was named European Youth Capital. **United Kingdom took over the presidency of the G8. *January 2: Five people died and thirteen were injured in a fire ignited in Gennevilliers suburb of Paris. *January 7: A gas leak inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed eight workers. *January 10: Three Kurdish female activists, including a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, were shot dead in central Paris. The crime was condemned by the Kurdish community in Paris that organized a spontaneous protest as a sign of solidarity with the three women killed. *January 13: More than 20,000 people marched through Moscow to protest Russia's new law banning Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
