Pa. Flu Cases Starting to Fall
Flu cases are starting to fall in Pennsylvania but plenty of other illnesses still are going around.
If it feels like everyone you know is or has been sick recently, it's probably because they have. This year's flu season actually hasn't been terrible, said Dr. David Damsker. But legions of other viruses have been circulating along with the flu, making it a bad season overall for illness. "This is probably the worst non-flu respiratory season I’ve seen in a long time," said Damsker, who is head of the Bucks County Department of Health, based in Doylestown. "We’ve had more people sick this year than in any recent year I can remember. There’s so much going around." Among this season's culprits are norovirus, coronavirus and adenoviruses, Damsker said. Norovirus is a stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhea. Coronaviruses typically …
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