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Fatality rate numbers
Are the fatality rate numbers correct? See here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:InfluenzaCaseMortality.svg .
Prevention
This should add reference to respiratory protection - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_protective_equipment - https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal) ~2025-41451-49 (talk) 19:45, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
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Epidemiology section: inaccurately cited stats about likelihood of influenza given cough or sore throat
The second paragraph of the Epidemiology section begins with an inaccurate statement: "During seasonal epidemics, it is estimated that about 80% of otherwise healthy people who have a cough or sore throat have the flu."
But the provided source for this statement clearly states that fever along with either cough or sore throat is associated with influenza 80% of the time. Here is what the source says:
"During seasonal influenza epidemics, diagnosis on the basis of clinical presentation has reasonable accuracy in previously healthy young and middle-aged adults, in whom the presence of fever with either cough or sore throat is associated with influenza virus infection in ~80% of patients."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7097467/ ~2026-54781-7 (talk) 00:24, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
- True! The source refers back to an earlier study which seems well founded. I'll fix it. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11088084/
- Bob (talk) 09:57, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
"Consequencies of the spanish flu" listed at Redirects for discussion
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