Seasonal influenza is spreading throughout Canada with 3,500 cases as of Dec. 15, while a year ago there were only 182 cases, officials say. Officials at Public Health Agency of Canada said the flu typically strikes any time between November and April, with a peak somewhere near the end of January. However, this year influenza appeared much earlier and the majority of cases reported are an aggressive sub-type of the H3N2 virus, which is more severe than other recent bouts of flu, the CBC reported. Dr. Michael Gardam, infectious disease consultant at the University Health Center in Toronto, said a "huge number" of patients were coming into the emergency room in the past few weeks. "Most people who get the flu don't end up hospitalized," Gardam told the CBC. "We are seeing large numbers of people in the hospital who are coming in and are kept in the hospital." Eastern Health, the largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador, closed the doors to three of its health agencies in St. John's Wednesday to help stop the spread of the flu and it is also restricting visits to a nursing home after an increase in seniors contracting the virus. In southern Ontario, Windsor medical centers reported nearly triple the amount of flu patients compared to last year, which was a very mild year, heath officials said.
GMT 10:31 2018 Tuesday ,13 November
Russian police uproot 70 underground drug labs in past six monthsGMT 16:32 2018 Tuesday ,06 November
Rwanda aims to achieve universal access to clean water by 2024GMT 16:57 2018 Sunday ,04 November
Palestinian women witness higher cure rate of breast cancerGMT 13:11 2018 Tuesday ,30 October
Emergency surgery saves life of touristGMT 10:44 2018 Tuesday ,23 October
Scientists find microplastics in human stool for first timeGMT 09:18 2018 Tuesday ,23 October
US judge upholds Monsanto weedkiller cancer verdict, reduces payoutGMT 14:22 2018 Friday ,19 October
Birth spacing ‘improving health of Omani women’GMT 15:40 2018 Monday ,15 October
Pakistani president launches nationwide anti-measles driveMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor