The better the economy, the more people working. The more people working, the more flu.
With the unemployment rate at 50 year lows, more people are out in the world and that means more opportunity to spread infectious disease.
In December, the CDC reported widespread flu in 16 states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Workers, especially in those occupations with high public contact, should be aware that at the first symptoms of flu, they are contagious.
The way to stop the flu: Stay home when sick, don't share.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.