[Editor's Note: The deceit and disinformation you are about to read
in this article are intended to keep the public calm. The Illuminati-controlled
traitors who run the United States government are engaged in a game plan
of treachery and national genocide unparalled
in the course of human history. The virulence of the recent "flu" outbreak
in Dec/Jan had much more to do with the government's continual sprayings
of the skies across America (see Chemtrails)
with pathogenic substances than any
supposed "normal" flu outbreak.]
ATLANTA (AP) -- Despite what appeared to be a bad outbreak of the flu
a few months ago -- with crammed hospitals nationwide leading to fears
of an epidemic -- this winter's flu season was no fiercer than any other
the past five years, the government said.
As the flu season peaked during the week ending December 25, many health
professionals said it was the worst outbreak they had seen in a long time.
However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday
that 12,651 people have tested positive for the flu since October 3.
With the flu season nearing an end, the statistics are in line with
those from the past five years. The actual number of people with the flu
was in the tens of millions, but the CDC only tracks cases confirmed by
tests. Of those, 99 percent had the type A Sydney strain, which has been
the most common the last three seasons.
About 20,000 Americans die of flu complications every year. And the
CDC said the death toll was probably about the same this year, though the
agency is still studying that. In two of the past five years, 1995-96 and
1996-97, the season peaked in mid-December and January. Peaks in the other
seasons occurred in February and early March.
Many people suffering from flu-like symptoms have been infected with
some nasty germ, but probably not one of the four types of influenza, said
Dr. Andrea Winquist with the CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases.
Many common viruses and bacteria cause similar symptoms. People tend to
use the word 'flu' for a lot of things," she said.
Alan Arvello, a physician's assistant in Amarillo, Texas, said the clinic
where he works was filled from November to January with people complaining
of the flu. He said many learned something else was causing their misery.
"A lot of times, once we counsel people, they say, 'Oh OK, I didn't have
the flu,"' Arvello said.
Bronchitis and pneumonia are two ailments that often resemble the flu
and require hospitalization for many people. The CDC estimates 10 percent
to 20 percent of the population gets the flu every season.
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