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Last flu season in the U.S., there were 470,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 28,000 people died from complications related to the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
In the United States, the common cold leads to 75–100 million physician visits annually at a conservative cost estimate of $7.7 billion per year. Americans spend $2.9 billion on over-the-counter drugs and another $400 million on prescription medicines for symptom relief. [ 109 ]
The winter surge of respiratory viruses is here. Dr. Leana Wen answers questions about the length of viral respiratory illnesses and how to facilitate your recovery.
Hypothermia can set in when the core temperature drops to 35 °C (95 °F). [2] Hyperthermia can set in when the core body temperature rises above 37.5–38.3 °C (99.5–100.9 °F). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Humans have adapted to living in climates where hypothermia and hyperthermia were common primarily through culture and technology, such as the use of ...
Statewide, agricultural damage from the cold wave totaled to $350 million (equivalent to $1.76 billion in 2023), and losses overall totaled to $2 billion (equivalent to $10.1 billion in 2023). One fatality occurred due to an automobile accident in Central Florida, which was related to the cold wave.
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Another study in 1994 found a 1-in-10,000 chance that the Earth will be hit by a large asteroid or comet with a diameter of about 2 km (1.2 mi) during the next century. This object would be capable of disrupting the ecosphere and would kill a large fraction of the world's population. [ 2 ]
The weeklong Arctic cold that's blanketed much of the nation has taken more than 50 lives, officials said, as 95 million people in the United States are under winter weather warnings Friday.