The H1N1 Virus: 1 Year Later

It’s December again and that means that millions of Americans are fighting through yet another cold and flu season. Last year at this time the public had to deal with a pandemic in wake of the emergence of the H1N1 virus, fortunately, this season is showing to be far calmer than last, this according to the state and local departments of community health. In fact, numbers are so low in the state that they are not even being counted as of now, this according to MDCH Public Information Officer James McCurtis:

“Since this season we are experiencing low activity, we are not tabulating the number of confirmed cases. I can tell you there are very few cases.”

McCurtis says that so far there have been no mutations in the virus. His expectations for the remainder of this flu season in the state sound positive.

“We expect the virus to remain sporadic and low. Hopefully people will get their flu shots and help continue to keep the number of those affected low,” said McCurtis.

This is a far cry from last year when the public was put on alert of the potential severity of the virus which resulted in a world-wide pandemic . The threat of a greater risk of complications and death had many, especially those who were considered more vulnerable, on alert. Schools with ill students were closing and those infected were urged to cover their faces with protective masks and remain in quarantine, something that has not been heard of as of yet this season.

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