Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract that can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications. It affects people of all ages. The flu is usually spread by breathing in droplets from coughs and sneezes that contain the virus. In June 1996, an experimental flu vaccine was trialled in a large country towns for females only.
On the first graph, it is shown a number of deaths by flu from March to August. From March to May 1% of females deceased from this sickness, while males haven’t yet died by it. From June to August 4% deceased from the flu, while only 2% of males become a victim to this sickness.
On the second graph, it is shown the female recipients of new vaccine groups that are most at risk. The most vulnerable female recipient are aged woman that are over 65 years old, being 35% on the graph; second most vulnerable female recipients are not vaccinated women, being 28%; third female recipients that are vulnerable to the flu are babies or children, being 24% on the graph; and the least vulnerable female recipients are hospitalised women, being 13% on the graph.
On the third graph, it is shown a number of cases of flu rates for males and females from the whole year of 1996. From February to April the cases for females raised to 100p species as for males only 500 people. From May to Julie tge flu rates for males and females skyrocketed to massive 3500 people for females and 2500 for males. From August to October the flu rates started to decline, 2500 humans for females and 1750 humans for males. From November to December stayed consistent and only changed on the last days of the year 1996, 2500 humans for females and 1500 humans for males.