PARENTS: For this year's flu season, the B strain has made a surprise early appearance -- and it's proving more dangerous for kids.
A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows the B virus killed proportionately more children than the A virus from 2010 to 2016.
Through the first 3 weeks of December, three children have died from flu-related illnesses, all of which were linked to type B, the CDC reported Friday. The CDC weekly flu tracker says that of Dec. 21, 22 children aged 16 and under have died this flu season, with 16 deaths associated with the B and six with the A strain.
If there’s flu in your community and your child gets a respiratory illness, don’t hesitate to call your health care provider. They may be able to treat the problem before it turns into influenza. Other groups that are vulnerable to the B strain of the flu are people over 65; people with other illnesses, such as
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