The spread of influenza became more severe this fall, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated the 2024-25 flu season as the most severe season since 2017-18. In the UK, the spread has begun earlier than at any time since 2003-04.
Against this backdrop, some media outlets have begun data-offer-url=”https://theconversation.com/what-is-super-flu-and-other-questions-answered-271959″ class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://theconversation.com/what-is-super-flu-and-other-questions-answered-271959"}” href=”https://theconversation.com/what-is-super-flu-and-other-questions-answered-271959″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>using the term “super flu.” However, this term is not an official medical term. The actual name is “subclade K,” a new variant of…
