How The Flu Turns Deadly
(CNN) — This flu season is fierce and has already claimed the lives of at least 30 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although it doesn’t count adult deaths, the CDC estimates that 8.2% of those for the week ending January 13 were due to pneumonia and influenza — that’s more than 1% higher than usual. Added to those scary stats, the World Health Organization estimates that annual flu epidemics result in about 3 to 5 […]