A late flu outbreak is about to hit hard, CDC warns: 'Mild' season is turning rampant as a deadly secondary virus emerges 1 in 20 doctor visits last week were for the flu - a very high rate for this time of year Flu rates are now high in 33 states, with around 19,000 confirmed deaths, including 158 children Until now, the dominant strain has been H1N1, but more and more cases are being caused by the more aggressive H3N2
By Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 22:26 GMT, 1 March 2019 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 1 March 2019
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This flu season seemed incredibly mild compared to last year's.
In 2017-2018, more than 80,000 Americans - more fatalities in a few months than the entire death toll from the Vietnam war.
Most of those happened in the first three months, leveling
