flu

I have a lot of friends in Missouri and I have a lot of friends in Missouri that are sick right now. That anecdotal observation agrees with a report from federal health agencies which show Missouri is getting hammered by 3 different flu variants right now.

Think flu season is over? Think again. One Missouri county just reported that during the last month alone, they had more than 2,000 cases of the sickness reported.

It's no secret that the flu is running rampant through much of the United States right now. A new map shows just how bad it's gotten in both Missouri and Illinois.

Concerns about flu result in visit restrictions at Blessing Hospital in Quincy and at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield.

Concerns about the flu mean visiting restrictions are in effect at Blessing Hospital.

Officials at Hannibal Regional are asking those who have flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting friends or loved ones in the hospital.

Hannibal Regional Hospital officials ask those with flu like symptoms to avoid visiting hospitalized friends or loved ones.

The flu season of 2013-14 is the worst since the pandemic of 2009. That was the word from Carrie Fogel, R.N. of the Ralls County Health Department.

Influenza cases are rising sharply in Missouri, with nine deaths reported so far this season at one St. Louis hospital alone.

Health officials are expecting an increase in flu-related hospitalizations and deaths in Illinois with cases now reported widely.