Flu symptoms in kids: Doctors describe high fevers and dehydration
Is this season's flu bad for kids? These are the flu symptoms to pay attention to in children this winter, including high fever and dehydration.
The current flu season is shaping up to be a severe one for children.
So far this season, 47 kids and teens have died from the flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday — a worrisome toll that experts say puts the U.S. on track with what was seen last flu season, a particularly bad one for children that ended with 183 pediatric deaths reported.
"We are probably going to at least meet or exceed that," said Dr. Andi Shane, head of pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. "We are seeing quite a notable season in terms of deaths."
The increase in pediatric deaths comes amid an apparent slowdown in flu activity.
On Friday, the CDC reported that for a second week in a row, the number of people hospitalized for the flu has decreased slightly.
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