Swine flu is 'a disease of the young'

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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More than half of recent hospitalizations for H1N1 influenza involved people younger than 25, and almost a quarter of fatalities were in that age group, according to the CDC ... New data on hospitalizations and deaths caused by the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus show that it is "a disease of the young," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ...

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3rd College Student Dies of Swine Flu

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Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 4:09 p.m.
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Hundreds of students are falling ill, but doctors say H1N1 fatalities are rare ...

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SWINE FLU KILLS 2 MORE

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Published June 4, 2009 at 8:25 a.m.

Two more people have died in New York City after contracting swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths here from the virus to seven, city health officials said yesterday ... The latest fatalities were both adults in their 40s, the Health ...

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Two More Deaths in City Reported From Swine Flu

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Published June 4, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.
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With the deaths of two New Yorkers — both in their 40s — the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the number of fatalities related to swine flu rose to seven ...

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CITY'S SWINE FLU DEATH TOLL HITS 4

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Published May 27, 2009 at 1:43 a.m.

Two more New Yorkers who contracted swine flu have died -- bringing the number of city deaths from the virus to four, officials said yesterday ... The Department of Health would identify the latest fatalities only as a 41-year-old woman from Queens ...

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