INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Health encourages Hoosiers to protect themselves against influenza (flu) after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2024-25 season. No additional information about the patient will be released due to privacy laws.
During flu season, from October through May, hundreds of Hoosiers become sick from influenza, and some cases are fatal. More than 270 Hoosiers died after contracting influenza during the 2023-24 flu season.
“It is important for Hoosiers to practice healthy habits, like frequent and thorough handwashing, avoiding touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with their hands, and staying home when sick,” said State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone, 6 months and older, get a flu vaccine. Early vaccination is recommended as it takes about two weeks for the antibodies that protect against flu to develop.
Common signs and symptoms of the flu include:
• fever of 100° Fahrenheit or higher
• cough
• sore throat
• headache
• fatigue
• muscle aches
• runny or stuffy nose
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