Not much change. The increase in cases continues at the same rate. 2254 cases in the US today. 100 or so in the hospital. One real US death. And this is just the tip of the iceberg, folks. These are CDC confirmed cases only. they are still catching up from last week and at this rate of increase in cases they are falling farther and farther behind. The Flu is out and we are in a national epidemic whether or not the WHO is willing to acknowledge it is a pandemic yet.

And IT'S NOT THAT BAD> This bug is on the level of any other flu. It is not 1918 killer flu. It is last winters pain in the butt flu. It is the fever and aches and stay home from work flu. If however you have chronic lung disease or immune deficiencies or other such chronic illness, you should take precautions just as you would in normal cold and flu season. Elderly patients and infants should be protected as well. Otherwise, take reasonable infectious disease precautions, and go about your daily lives.

I will update on the flu only periodically from now on unless things change.

The one thing about illness is it creates work for me. This is my usual slow time of the year and I'm seeing as many if not more patients than I usually do in the real cold and flu season.