The first two deaths connected to this wave of the H1N1 virus have been reported in West Michigan, one each in Kent and Kalamazoo Counties. It’s a numbers game, the bigger the outbreak the more likely the odds that those rare fatal infections are going to appear. James McCurtis with the Michigan Department of Community Health says the impact is unmistakable when considering the amount of school closings statewide.
And, he says, they expect H1N1 will remain the stronger of the two flu viruses throughout the flu season.
They don't expect the H1N1 virus to become less infectious anytime soon.
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