Friday, January 4 2013 8:24 AM EST2013-01-04 13:24:51 GMT
By Nikki Gaskinsngaskins@abcnews4.comCHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV)—Lowcountry doctors say this flu season has hit the state early and with a vengeance. So far, the South Carolina Department of Health and EnvironmentalMore >>
So far, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control report 15 deaths from the illness. Just this past weekend, the Charleston County coroner says a 73-year-old from James Island died from the flu.More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 2:45 PM EST2013-01-03 19:45:06 GMT
The coroner's office has confirmed a flu death in Charleston County and while this may be the first one they know about, there could me many more that are unreported.More >>
The coroner's office has confirmed a flu death in Charleston County and while this may be the first one they know about, there could me many more that are unreported.More >>
Friday, November 30 2012 8:54 AM EST2012-11-30 13:54:30 GMT
Roper St. Francis nurse Kaitlin O'Brien waited until the last minute to get her required flu shot as a hospital employee. O'Brien says required or not, she would get the shot.More >>
Doctors and nurses across the state of South Carolina are gearing up for what they expect to be a busy flu season. More >>
Monday, November 12 2012 8:55 AM EST2012-11-12 13:55:38 GMT
Researchers in Denmark teamed up with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their results may have found a link between mothers who have the flu during their pregnancy and an increased risk of autism.More >>
Researchers in Denmark teamed up with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their results may have found a link between mothers who have the flu during their pregnancy and an increased risk of autism.More >>
By MITCH WEISS Associated Press
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Health officials say flu season is early this year - and the Carolinas are feeling the pain.
It's already 1 of the worst flu seasons in a decade, and it's only going to get worse.
The flu season usually hits in January and February. But 14 people already have died in North Carolina, while 13 people have died in South Carolina.
Doctors' offices and emergency rooms in the Carolinas are filled with people suffering from flu-like symptoms, including muscles aches and high fever.
North Carolina Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies says this particular strain - H3N2 - is typically harder on older Americans than other ones.
Other states are in the middle of outbreaks, including Alaska, New York and Mississippi.
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