Swine Flu Causes Worst Flu Season of the Decade

U.S. health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that the dreaded H1N1 influenza virus, which has taken the lives of over 1,200 people, has caused the worst flu season in the United States this decade. The officials also announced that 145 of the swine flu related deaths occurred amongst children.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is expected to announce more specific details regarding the effects of the H1N1 influenza virus later today in a briefing, is reporting that a staggering 17,838 people in the United States have been hospitalized as a result of experiencing swine flu symptoms between the months of August and September.

Swine flu was a direct cause of 672 deaths that occurred amongst the 17,838 hospital patients who suffered from the illness during the aforementioned time span. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H1N1 influenza virus is the direct result of statistics that indicate we are currently experiencing the worst flu season since 1997.

This information is being reported at a time where there has been a widespread H1N1 influenza virus vaccine shortage that has alarmed those who are in desperate need of treatment. The most alarming aspect of the CDC's report is that the number of people who were hospitalized over the last two months as a result of flu-like symptoms has exceeded the yearly average for an entire flu season in the United States.