Flu Hitting Hard in Indiana
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: January 8, 2013
Indiana is suffering from what some officials believe is the worst flu outbreak in years, and seven people have died so far.
Health officials say the illness is spreading across the state sooner than usual this year. A Respiratory Epidemiologist says most of the flu circulating now is an H-3-N-2 virus that tends to be more severe than some other forms of Influenza.
A weekly health department report on flu activity says five of those who died were older than 65 and two were under 18.
The next report will be released Wednesday.
Health officials say the illness is spreading across the state sooner than usual this year. A Respiratory Epidemiologist says most of the flu circulating now is an H-3-N-2 virus that tends to be more severe than some other forms of Influenza.
A weekly health department report on flu activity says five of those who died were older than 65 and two were under 18.
The next report will be released Wednesday.
