US EditionSymptoms of 'Super Flu' Spreading Rapidly as NHS Warns of 'Unprecedented Wave'
NHS hospitals face a surge of flu admissions with up to 8,000 beds expected to be occupied due to a mutated H3N2 variant causing more severe illness in older adults.
- This winter, the National Health Service has cautioned that UK hospitals are confronting an 'unprecedented' surge of flu admissions as cases rise sharply.
- Public-Health teams link the surge to a drifted H3N2 variant that causes more severe illness, especially among older adults, the UKHSA notes.
- For most people, self-care and pharmacy advice should suffice, as symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, headache, fatigue and diarrhoea; young children, pregnant people and older adults face higher risk.
- Hospitals are forecasting capacity hits of up to 8,000 beds, and Professor Redhead warned ballooning flu cases amid strikes may stretch health service staff close to breaking point in the coming weeks.
- UKHSA assessments show the current flu jabs remain strongly protective, and Professor Julian Redhead urged, `With just a couple of weeks left to ensure maximum immunity from flu for Christmas Day, I urge anyone eligible to come forward to get their jab.
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expert reaction to the latest NHS data on the current flu season
Scientists comment on the latest NHS data on the current flu season. Dr Lindsay Broadbent, Lecturer in Virology, University of Surrey, said: “Influenza viruses that infect humans are divided into two ‘types’ A and B. Most of the cases we are currently seeing belong to Influenza A, which is further divided into subtypes which are determined by two of the viral proteins haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). This is where we get the naming o…
The rapid increase in contagion mainly affects England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. In the United Kingdom, several schools temporarily suspended their activities and preventive measures such as the voluntary use of masks were recommended. Writing Europe is going through a winter season marked by an unusual outbreak of H3N2 influenza, driven by variant K of influenza A, which has led to record numbers of hospitalizations and an atypical adv…
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