Flu Deaths in California reach 243

LA Times
Eryn Brown
February 14, 2014

The flu has always been an issue throughout the world. Each year there is a season in which the influenza is diagnosed to many people. Most people do not die from the flu but they do suffer harsh symptoms. Usually a person that has caught the flu can get through it quite quickly if they acquire enough rest and stay hydrated. If one's immune system is weak or they do not properly take care of themselves throughout the period that they have the influenza they might have to be hospitalized. If a person has been carrying the flu for a long period of time and it becomes a very serious case it could actually cause that person to die. The 2013-2014 flu season has ended and just in California there have been 243 deaths. This death rate is higher than the 2012-2013 flu season. The number of deaths this season are all people under the age of 65. This increase of deaths has made scientists study why this many people died. Scientists are starting to slowly conclude that the H1N1 virus also known as the swine flu has adapted and has become a stronger strain which is more harmful in younger people. Hopefully they will create more effective vaccines or medicines to help people that have already been infected with the influenza.