Article posted: 12/3/2012 6:47 PM

CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad

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Elizabeth Saint Victor winces as she gets a flu shot from LPN Jean Buck in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 30. Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years — and it could be a bad one.

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Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating tends to make people sicker than other types.