Aggressive super flu virus grips Northern Hemisphere

Seasonal influenza, which is more prevalent in winter when people tend to congregate in warm, indoor spaces, has arrived early in the Northern Hemisphere – marking it as a “super flu”.

Seasonal influenza, which is more prevalent in winter when people tend to congregate in warm, indoor spaces, has arrived a month earlier than normal in the Northern Hemisphere – marking it as a “super flu”.

The newly mutated influenza “A(H3N2) subclade K” brings with it heightened versions of typical symptoms like fever, chills, headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat and runny nose.

With lower vaccination rates – for a vaccine that is not tailored to this exact flu virus – and less natural immunity in the community due to its newness, this winter is looking like the perfect storm for flu to spread far and wide.

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