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Episode 59 25% of H1N1 U.S. Patients Sick Enough To Be Hospitalized End Up in ICU

Episode 59 – 25% of H1N1 U.S. Patients Sick Enough To Be Hospitalized End Up in ICU

  Surprising October 2009 news from Centers for Disease Control is that this past spring, 7% of Americans sick enough to be hospitalized with the novel H1N1 flu, have died. That 7% is a higher mortality rate than ordinary seasonal flu. How many Americans ended up in intensive care with the new H1N1 virus? 25%.…
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Episode 49 - Is 2009A/H1N1 Outbreak A Herald Wave?

Episode 49 – Is 2009A/H1N1 Outbreak A Herald Wave?

  Dr. Paul Glezen, M. D., Molecular Virologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, has published data that shows there were short herald waves of influenza virus outbreaks before the 1918 Spanish flu, the 1957 – 1958 Asian flu and the 1968 Hong Kong flu.This week I asked him if he thinks the 2009…
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