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Figure 22: 1 have been told that I have... <br /> 62.68% <br /> 0 <br /> 32.21 0 27.37% 22.21% 16.77% 12.62% <br /> - 6.61% 5.56% <br /> Any Chronic Obesity High Blood High Asthma Diabetes Heart Disease Osteoporosis <br /> Condition Pressure Cholesterol <br /> Communicable Disease Influenza (flu) <br /> Communicable diseases spread from one person to The flu (influenza) is a contagious respiratory illness <br /> another or from an animal to a person. The spread caused by flu viruses and can spread from person to <br /> often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, through person through droplets such as coughing, talking and <br /> blood, or other bodily fluids. The terms infectious and sneezing. Adults age 65+ are at a greater risk of flu than <br /> contagious are often used interchangeably to describe the rest of the population, as are those with chronic <br /> communicable diseases79. lung disease, heart disease, and compromised immune <br /> systems. Healthcare workers and residents of nursing <br /> COVID-19 (Coronavirus) homes and long-term care facilities are also at a greater <br /> Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can risk. Symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, runny/ <br /> cause illness in animals and humans. COVID-19 is a dis- stuffy nose, headache and fatigue (tiredness). Season- <br /> ease that was identified in late 2019 and was declared a al flu vaccines change annually as the virus naturally <br /> pandemic in March 2020. COVID-19 is the name given changes over time. Flu season typically occurs during <br /> to the specific coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, the winter and fall months, with a peak between De- <br /> China. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are cember and February. <br /> similar to the flu and include fever, cough and shortness There were 203 flu deaths reported in INC during the <br /> of breath and can take two to 14 days to appear from 2018-2019 flu season, with 128 deaths occurring among <br /> the time of exposure. Older adults and people with people 65 years of age and older <br /> severe chronic conditions are at a higher risk for a more <br /> serious COVID-19 illness, if affected80. <br /> Figure 23: Confirmed Flu Associated Deaths by Age in NC <br /> Laboratory Confirmed Influenza-Associated deaths <br /> Reported in North Carohna by Age Group' <br /> 12$ <br /> 120 <br /> 112 <br /> 104 <br /> 96 <br /> $$ <br /> ${} <br /> 7Z <br /> 2L 64 <br /> m 56 <br /> 4$ <br /> C 40 <br /> Z 32 - <br /> 24- <br /> 16- <br /> 8- <br /> 0- ado <br /> 0-4 5-17 18-24 25-49 50-64 65+ <br /> Age Group(Years) <br /> 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 33 <br />