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Influenza and Pneumonia

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Sort Desciption: Pneumonia is transmitted through. the air when an infected person ... Symptoms of pneumonia. include cold symptoms, high fever, shaking, chills, and coughing up ...

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What is the flu? The flu is a contagious disease caused by the influenza virus, which spreads from infected persons to the nose or throat of others. Symptoms can include: fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches, severe headache, weakness and tiredness, loss of appetite, sore throat, cough, and chest pain. Other illnesses can have the same symptoms and are often mistaken for influenza. Influenza is NOT what some people call the stomach flu (vomiting, fever, and diarrhea). According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year in the United States, an average of 5 20 % of the population gets the flu, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and about 36,000 die from flu. More than 90% of those deaths are among persons age 65 or older. Even with last years mild flu season, 68 deaths among children were reported to CDC. What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is a lung infection, and can be caused by bacteria, virus, or fungi. Each year, over 3 million people get pneumonia, and half a million are hospitalized for it. 5% of people who get pneumonia will die from it.

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