So, if you have been feeling like everyone around you is getting sick you might not be wrong. According to the CDC, a severe influenza outbreak has spread throughout the entire continental United States. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this year’s flu season started much earlier than expected and doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down.
Flu is everywhere in America right now. https://t.co/r5qCx28hDF pic.twitter.com/4btziojkej
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 15, 2018
The epidemic.
So whether you’re pro vaccination or anti, I don’t care–just don’t get me sick, ain’t nobody got time for that! Just please people remember to be halfway decent wash your hands if you’re feeling sick don’t go to work. You know like a civilized person, there’s no reason to add to the epidemic!
The flu is now officially an epidemic. @DrJAshton has some tips for how to avoid getting sick if a family member already has the flu. https://t.co/g3YK2D6SEa pic.twitter.com/btmmmYBHdk
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 15, 2018
Now, It’s not every day you hear the word epidemic thrown around. It’s a bit scary, to be completely honest. I guess we’re pretty fortunate though. As far as epidemics go, I feel like we’re getting off pretty easily. I’ll take the influenza epidemic of 2018 over say the bubonic plague any day of the week. I have a feeling we’re not going to lose over 200 million lives to the flu let’s just be a little extra careful this going into this flu season.
Based on the latest available data, the U.S. could be experiencing one of the most severe flu seasons in years. https://t.co/5m9OArt7P8
— NPR (@NPR) January 15, 2018