Year at this time weve seen three times as many flu patients as weve seen all of last year. Reporter more than 50 cases a day of flulike symptoms. Is it fair to say you are overwhelmed . Id say yes were at overflow right now, we definitely are, were very busy. Reporter patients like lawrence johansson. Yesterday morning, fever, feeling terrible. Reporter you look like you feel lousy. I do. Reporter at brigham and womens hospital, 50 more already this year than all of last year. Veteran e. R. Doctor, dr. Charles pazner. Patients feel like theyre run over by a bus, body aches, joint aches, feverish, oftentimes have sweats. Reporter in chicago hospitals are so overwhelmed with patients seven have closed their Emergency Departments diverting ambulances to other facilities. At a hospital in allentown, pennsylvania, theyre dealing with the onslaught of patients by triaging them in a tent in the parking lot. This influenza virus is tenacious. Dropless can be anywhere. How can you avoid the fl