A fever and cough can look like an ordinary monsoon infection. But in Delhi this season, one number is making families pay closer attention: 1,344 reported H1N1 cases. That is nearly six times the 229 cases reported during the comparable period last year, according to recent reports.
For most healthy people, influenza can remain a short-term illness. The bigger concern is what happens when the virus reaches an older adult, young child or someone already living with certain health conditions.
