It’s Not H1N1, But It Will Make You ILI
Common Cold Virus
Other viruses abound in U.S. flu season, tests show
WASHINGTON Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:29pm EST (Reuters)
Several flu-like viruses are more common than usual this flu season in the United States, adding to the misery and confusion caused by H1N1 swine flu. Kansas City, Missouri-based ViraCor Laboratories found that only…
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** 6 percent of the samples it was sent tested positive for influenza A virus
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** 28 percent of the tests showed the patient had rhinovirus (common cold virus) between April and December this year…….Full article
Editor’s Comment: These findings underscore that not all (nor even most) reported influenza-like illnesses (ILI) are actually the flu. Earlier reporting from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicated that less than 30% of ILI cases turn out to be influenza.
Also According to CDC,”rhinovirus outbreaks are common in the fall, (but) the outbreak that occurred this year was unusually large and resulted in a lot of hospital admissions.” Bottom Line: The common cold is thriving and in circulation, and its enough to make you ILI.
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