Article posted Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:23am

For information on influenza vaccines, call the Door County Public Health Department at 920.746.2234.

40,000

People who die annually from the flu in the United States.

States that have seen flu activity.

2,622

Flu-related hospitalizations in the U.S. since October – a 50 percent increase from the estimated number of hospitalizations in early January.

61.5

Percent of flu cases that affect people aged 18 to 64.

Deaths due to the flu in North Carolina this year.

Day before symptoms develop that adults can spread the flu, plus five to seven days after symptoms develop.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control, Science World Report