CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and ONN) – As of last Thursday’s figures, Ohio had the highest level of influenza activity in the country.

What complicates matters: there are two strains of the flu making the rounds in the state, says Cleveland Clinic Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Donald Dumford.

He says though Influenza A is steady, Influenza B numbers are rising.

The doctor says the clinic is seeing twice the usual number of patients for a flu season.

Staying home from work and school when sick is the best way to prevent the spread.

Railroad workers could leave the industry after Congress forced through a contract that does not provide them any paid sick days, an exodus that would ripple through an economy reliant on freight railroads to transport goods.

The exit of thousands of train conductors and engineers would be felt by major corporations and U.S. consumers alike. It could slow the delivery of food, fuel and online orders while strangling already-shaky supply chains.

As our friends at Twitchy first wrote, ‘207 Republicans’ got trending on Twitter over removing sick leave from the ongoing labor dispute between rail companies and its workers, which has been an economic iceberg throughout the year. Given the struggling economy, no strike must occur. It’s imperative since the financial cost is projected to be in the neighborhood of $2 billion per day and shutter 30 percent of all freight traffic. Commuter-based trains would virtually cease, and there is no way to nationalize the industry.