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The increase in the number of people suffering from flu

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He has the flu. Flu cases are increasing, but fortunately still at a slow pace. In January, doctors observed a reduction in the number of patients per group, but the increase announced in February is inevitable.

number of people, who suffer from influenza is still growing, but its increase is fortunately relatively low. Last week, 1,7% of people were diagnosed with a flu-like illness, compared to 1,4% a week ago. These data were reported in the weekly flu report at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Read also: Flu epidemic. It has never been so bad

Patient with influenza A

In the vast majority of cases of people with flu, doctors diagnose influenza A (H1N1). This virus was a very serious pandemic in 2009 and was called the "swine flu" virus. Eventually, the virus has been circulating regularly since then and has come to be considered a normal type of seasonal flu. The overall rate of people with flu rose from 18,3% to 22,2% last week. Admittedly, there would be no need to worry as the percentage of sick people in the group hasn't changed drastically since Christmas, but FHI doctors predict a further increase in late February. IN Vestfold, Østfold and Aust-Agder the group index reached an average level.

Read our next article: Flu Vaccine, Vaccination Program

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