Children prone to swine flu virus
By Tom Randall | Bloomberg.com
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Children prone to swine flu virus
Children were 14 times more likely to be sickened by swine flu than
adults 60 and older, the age group that is typically the most at risk
for influenza.
Aug. 31, 2009 – Children were 14 times more likely to be sickened by swine flu than adults 60 and older, the age group that is typically the most at risk for influenza, according to a US study of the disease.
Children ages 5 to 14 became ill with swine flu, also known as influenza pandemic H1N1 2009 virus, at a rate of 147 per 100 000 people, according to the study of 1557 confirmed illnesses, including 7 deaths, in Chicago from April to July [2009], months when the flu virus usually doesn't spread. The findings were reported Aug. 27, 2009, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. | READ MORE
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