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Kick the Seasonal Flu: Get the Flu Vaccine
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The influenza virus infects the respiratory track and is spread from person to person via coughing or sneezing. The flu should be taken seriously since it is a major cause of illness and death in the </SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION _moz-userdefined=""><ST1:PLACE _moz-userdefined=""><SPAN lang="EN-US">US</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN lang="EN-US"> and leads to approximately 20,000 deaths and 110,000 hospitalizations each year (CDC- Flu Season 2000-2001).</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-US"><O:P _moz-userdefined=""> </O:P> The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting</SPAN><A title="flu" href="http://www.egodevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/flu3.jpg"><IMG align="right" alt="flu" src="http://www.egodevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/flu3.jpg" /></A><SPAN lang="EN-US"> a flu vaccination each year.</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US"><O:P _moz-userdefined=""> </O:P>Every year in the </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US">United States</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US">, on average: </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US">5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US">more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and; </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><SPAN lang="EN-US">about 36,000 people die from flu. </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-US"><O:P _moz-userdefined=""> </O:P>Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu complications.</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.egodevelopment.com/kick-the-seasonal-flu-get-the-flu-vaccine/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.egodevelopment.com/img/A48DDCC1-59B6-43FE-B36C-A5467D9E27E9" alt="flu" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/873806DE-B9B2-47FF-B362-7450EEFB0B09/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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