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Influenza (flu) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, as of April 4, 2020, the 2019–2020 United States flu season had caused 39 million to 56 million flu illnesses, 410,000 to 740,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 to 62,000 deaths. [1] In January 2020, the Director of the National Institute of Allergies and ...
2009 swine flu pandemic: 2009–2010 Worldwide Influenza A virus subtype H1N1: Lab confirmed deaths: 18,449 (reported to the WHO) Estimated death toll: 284,000 (possible range 151,700–575,400) 2010s Haiti cholera outbreak: 2010–2019 Haiti: Cholera (strain serogroup O1, serotype Ogawa) 10,075
The cost of a flu season in lives lost, medical expenses and economic impact can be severe. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that the seasonal flu causes 290,000 to 650,000 annual deaths worldwide. In 2003, the WHO estimated that the cost of flu epidemics in the United States was US$71–167 billion per year.
H5N1 influenza virus is a type of influenza A virus which mostly infects birds. H5N1 flu is a concern due to the its global spread that may constitute a pandemic threat. The yardstick for human mortality from H5N1 is the case-fatality rate (CFR); the ratio of the number of confirmed human deaths resulting from infection of H5N1 to the number of those confirmed cases of infection with the virus.
US influenza statistics by flu season. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention page called "Disease Burden of Flu": "Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths related to flu that occurred in a given season.
For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [9] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [8] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.
Flu activity remains low for the 2022-2023 season due to COVID-19 prevention efforts. But how many people die from the flu each year? Doctors explain.
Since 2020, global outbreaks of avian influenza subtype H5N1 have been occurring, with cases reported from every continent as of May 2024. In late 2023, H5N1 was discovered in the Antarctic for the first time, raising fears of imminent spread throughout the region, potentially leading to a "catastrophic breeding failure" among animals that had not previously been exposed to avian influenza ...