All About the Flu

Influenza is making it's annual outbreak trek around the world right now.  Here's what to know about the flu:

• Each year, thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, die from the flu.
• This year's flu season is considered "moderately bad".
• Some experts are saying this could be the worst flu season ever.
• Although the 1918 flu pandemic was the most deadly outbreak in world history, we now have several ways (antibiotics, antivirals, ventilators, etc) to help treat an outbreak.
• Many hospitals are being forced to institute their patient surge and divert plans due to being overwhelmed with patients.
• Even the CDC cancelled their much-anticipated session on nuclear preparedness to instead discuss this year's flu outbreak.
• You can take a historical look back at past flu seasons on the CDC's website.
• And here are some ways to protect yourself from the flu.
• Although isolation and quarantine are actually the best ways to protect yourself from the flu.
• This is a pretty thorough "tool kit" to help organizations prepare for the flu.