Learn about the current flu season and find resources related to flu surveillance and past seasons.

Aug 30, 2024 · Most people with flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. If you get sick with flu symptoms, in most cases, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care. If you have emergency warning signs of flu sickness, you should go to the emergency room.

Aug 31, 2022 · This page includes links to information about the current flu season and past flu seasons, including current and past flu surveillance reports. Learn more about flu disease burden and flu forecasting and find links to additional flu resources.

Aug 13, 2024 · U.S annual flu infection rates. A 2018 CDC study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases looked at the percentage of the U.S. population who got sick with flu using two different methods and compared the findings. Both methods had similar findings, which suggested that on average, about 8 percent of the U.S. population gets sick from flu each ...

Oct 28, 2024 · The overall health impact (e.g., infections, hospitalizations, and deaths) of flu varies from season to season. CDC collects, compiles, and analyzes information on influenza activity year-round in the United States and produces FluView, a weekly surveillance report, and FluView Interactive, which allows for more in-depth exploration of ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Increasing flu vaccine uptake requires addressing the range of reasons why people do not get vaccinated. Over the past two years, CDC has begun programs to address barriers to and raise awareness about the importance of flu vaccination, specifically among populations that have historically been vaccinated at lower rates. .

Aug 26, 2024 · CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important action in reducing your risk of flu and its potentially serious outcomes. Flu vaccines help to reduce the burden of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths on the health care system each year.

Aug 26, 2024 · Flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Flu symptoms usually come on suddenly. People who have flu often feel some or all of these signs and symptoms: fever* or feeling feverish/chills. cough. sore throat. runny or stuffy nose. muscle or body aches. headaches. fatigue (tiredness)

Jan 10, 2025 · • CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual influenza (flu) vaccine. 1 • There are prescription flu antiviral drugs that can treat flu illness; those should be started as early as possible and are especially important for patients at higher risk for severe illness. 2

• CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual influenza (flu) vaccine. 1 • There are prescription flu antiviral drugs that can treat flu illness; those should be started as early as possible and are especially important for patients at higher risk for severe illness. 2