The hype vs statistics - The flu...

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How many confirmed cases of the swine flu are there?

This form the Connecticut department of health:

Flu Statistics

Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. There are many types of flu viruses, including type A and B, that circulate throughout the world each year. Symptoms of flu can be mild to severe, and at times can lead to death. In the United States, about 5% to 20% of the population become infected with the flu virus annually. Of people who get the flu, more than 200,000 are hospitalized, and about 36,000 die from complications caused by the flu each year.

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3136&q=410788

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