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Supposedly, San Francisco has reached "Epidemic" scale in flu outbreaks... How is that categorized? What's considered an epidemic? I live in San Francisco and h
by Pwnguinz 14y ago
Supposedly, San Francisco has reached "Epidemic" scale in flu outbreaks... How is that categorized? What's considered an epidemic? I live in San Francisco and have yet to notice any peers with the flu.
- mansoorpervaiz 14y agoHi, the whole point of the system is to determine early if there is an outbreak. So that the health officials can take pre-emptive measures well before we reach a point where you start seeing sick people around you. If you can see people with flu like symptoms around you then there is no need for the system as you, yourself can tell that it is an Epidemic. An epidemic means higher number of patients with Flu like symptoms than there should be in a particular time period. The system caters for seasonal increase in the number of patients.