From pediatrics.about.com... Flu Season Update:2008-2009 Flu Season Vincent Iannelli, M.D. Updated: April 11, 2009 [snip] Flu Deaths: Each year, the flu is reported to be responsible for almost 36,000 deaths [in the U.S.], including about 46 to 74 deaths in children. Last year, 83 deaths in children have already been reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Unfortunately, this is not unusual in a typical flu season. There have been fifty-five influenza-associated pediatric death this season [2008-2009]. http://pediatrics.about.com/od/kidsandtheflu/a/0607_flu_update.htm ________________________________________________ From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)... "Every winter, tens of millions of people get the flu. Most are home,...