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This year's flu is more contagious with worse symptoms. Here's how to avoid it. - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting

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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – It is peak cold and flu season, and this year’s influenza virus strain is making it a season to remember. 90% of flu cases this year are tied to influenza A strain, which has undergone several mutations to become more contagious with more intense symptoms than flu strains from previous years. That’s why Dr. Jack Butterfield, the medical director for the Zanesville-Muskingum Health Department, is encouraging ways to prevent inf…
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WHIZ News broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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