Authorities are sounding the alarm; experts are observing a dangerous trend –

A packed waiting room – but that’s just the beginning.

Image: IMAGO / Steinach

Image: IMAGO / Steinach
Since the beginning of the year, general practitioners’ offices and emergency rooms have been overflowing with cases: Around five million people fall ill with acute respiratory infections every week. Even experienced physicians are speaking of an “unprecedented pace” at which the flu is spreading this time.

While the common cold and COVID-19 subsided shortly before Christmas, influenza remained surprisingly persistent – ​​as if it wanted to celebrate its own winter finale.

Many patients are still unaware that an unusual variant is lurking behind the surge – let’s take a closer look.

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