Quote Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy View Post
Supposedly a rare variant called H3N2 is running around. I had a fever, I felt like I was burning up, but temp was 95.6F. I downed lots of cough medicine. Worse flu I ever had. Symptoms started November 16 and I still have a cough. I'm still tired from this bout of the flu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influen...s_subtype_H3N2

You are correct. H3N2 is the predominate strain this year. It is hitting the elderly hard and long term care facilities are really getting hit hard. The flu vaccine this year is only about 48% effective. The CDC is shifting focus from Ebola to the flu. It could be a really nasty flu season.