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According to the CDC, during the 2034-25 influenza season, there have been 24 million cases and 13,000 deaths so far.

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The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu cases in the United States this season are at their highest levels since the 2009–2010 swine flu. For the first time, the death rate for ...

" Signs and symptoms usually begin 12 to 48 hours after your first exposure to a norovirus and last 1 to 3 days," noted the Mayo Clinic. "You can continue to shed virus in your stool for several weeks ...

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