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Flu Trends

Flu Trends. Spencer Storey. Estimates of U.S. flu incidents by week. August 616 634 717 821 September 951 1127 1343 1521 October 1587 1640 1628. 2788. 4942. 4855. What’s causing Increases?.

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Flu Trends

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  1. Flu Trends Spencer Storey

  2. Estimates of U.S. flu incidents by week • August • 616 • 634 • 717 • 821 • September • 951 • 1127 • 1343 • 1521 • October • 1587 • 1640 • 1628 2788 4942 4855

  3. What’s causing Increases? • The virus survives for longer periods indoors in winter because the relative humidity of indoor air is very low, in comparison to the outside air.

  4. The virus may stay suspended in the air for prolonged periods and thus infect others by being inhaled. The virus droplets can also infect by landing on sensitive body areas such as the eyes, nose, or mouth.

  5. In winter, humans tend to be indoors more and thus have closer contact with each other, which makes it easier for the virus to spread.

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