03-04-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com

Social distancing plays a role in flu-like illness activity in the US

People are taking social distancing seriously - even when it comes to their health care decisions.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Friday that influenza-like illness (ILI) activity decreased by 14 percent for the week ending March 28 compared to the prior week. This comes after three straight weeks of increased ILI activity, driven in part by COVID-19.The reason for the decline?"Recent changes in health care-seeking behavior, including increasing use o
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