NEW MEXICO HAS HAD ITS FIRST FLU DEATH OF THE SEASON. DR. CHAD SMELSER WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE DEATH OF A 65 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN LINCOLN COUNTY IS A REMINDER THAT THE FLU CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS, AND CAN EVEN BE FATAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AT RISK.
LAST YEAR THERE WERE MORE THAN 280 FLU AND PNEUMONIA-RELATED DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO. FLU ACTIVITY USUALLY PEAKS BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY.
