Jupiterimages/Pixland/ Thinkstock. An armpit is a dark, moist place that's a perfect breeding ground for bacteria and other microbes. Some of these bacteria produce odor as they grow, which is why many people use deodorant. But sometimes both the microbes and that deodorant can work against you.
How Many People Die From The Flu Every Year In The US? 23 March 2017 / Category: News Off comments According to the CDC, the flu kills a surprising 3,300 to 49,000 people every year. This rather high number varies greatly in any given year, and according to many health experts is pretty exaggerated.
The increased deaths aren't necessarily because the strain of flu virus is stronger, but rather because so many more people get sick during a pandemic, such as: 1  1889 Russian Flu Pandemic: About 1 million flu deaths. 2  1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: Over 40 to 50 million flu deaths, including about 675,000 in the United States. The flu infected over half of the world's population by the end of the pandemic. 1957 Asian Flu Pandemic: Over 1 million flu deaths, including about 69,800 in the United States