I was sick almost every day of the 1st Quarter of this year and I have a possible explanation.
Flu wave lightens up after prolonged season of severe symptoms
By Carla McClain
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona Published: 04.12.2008
After an unusually intense attack, this winter's nasty flu is easing its stranglehold on Arizona, finally allowing our frantic ERs to take a deep breath.
But it's leaving behind the highest number of confirmed flu cases in Pima County — at least 782 — since we began counting them.
"This was a very long flu season. It hit its peak in February and stayed there for almost eight weeks — that's very unusual," said Lisa Hulette, epidemiologist at the Pima County Health Department.
"In most years, flu peaks for a much shorter period, maybe two to three weeks. But this was sustained, with a high number of cases. It was a struggle for our entire health-care system, especially the emergency departments."
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