At Lehigh, the most acutely ill bypass the tent and are wheeled deep into the hospital, sometimes to the one-bed isolation rooms that no one may enter without a mask. Sweat beaded on his forehead and ran down into his yellow surgical mask as he described the one-two punch that flu had given him. My fever shot up to 101.9, and I got a real bad pain in my right side, my ribs. He also had some pneumonia, which can cause flank pain, and would need his kidney function checked, too. He needs fluids and IV antibiotics and Tamiflu.”Hospitalizations This Flu Season The cumulative number of hospitalizations for flu, per 100,000 people.

Source: New York Times February 02, 2018 19:31 UTC