So far, there have been an estimated 19 million cases of flu, 180,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths in the U.S. this influenza season — including 68 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Worldwide, seasonal influenza epidemics cause between 3 million and 5 million severe cases every year and kill up to 650,000 people per year, according to the World Health Organization.
我所在的工作區,已經有1/3的美國同事相繼“感冒”,休病假或Work at home.