The Miami Herald has a good article on “Preparing for the flu: Here’s what you should know.”  It is written by Fred Tasker.

“School's in, the autumn flu season approaches, the H1N1 influenza virus has been lurking all summer, and America's health officials anxiously prepare for . . . they know not what.

``The only thing certain is uncertainty,'' says Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ``This will be a unique season with both H1N1 and seasonal flu virus circulating at the same time.

``Even with our best efforts, there is going to be a lot of illness, severe illness and death.''

``This isn't the flu we're used to,'' noted Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services. ``We've seen continued transmission in a summer that should not be flu season. It's never gone away.''

As flu season approaches, here are some frequently asked questions about H1N1 (also called swine flu), and their answers..”.

  What I keep forgetting is that we are going to have two flu problems this year.  Also the fact that H1N1 did not go away is a bit scary.  I guess we will know something by October 15th.  What would be bad would be if a person would get one flu and then be weak and get the other one.