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As if the flu wasnt bad enough. Now doctors say two other viruses are piling on making this one of the sickest winter seasons theyve ever seen. And it could get worse before it gets better.

At Winthrop Hospital, doctors say the emergency room is overflowing with patients suffering from a number of symptoms.

Hospitals are filled and when the hospitals are filled, sick patients in the emergency department cant be moved up to beds, said Dr. Barry Rosenthal of Winthrop Department of Emergency Medicine

Rosenthal says two viruses are combining with the flu to form a triple-threat putting every healthy person at risk.

We have the influenza. We have the upper respiratory infection which is caused by a rhino-virus and then theres also a stomach bug out there caused by another virus.

Making matters worse- experts are calling this flu season one of the most aggressive theyve seen in years.

The Center For Disease Control says, the flu is now widespread in 47 states. 20 children have already died from the virus.

In New York alone, there have been more than 15,000 reported cases. Thats already more than three times the total number of flu cases reported last year. sick.

And with the epidemic growing many procrastinators have been rushing to get their flu shot.

So far the government has handed out more than 130-million dosesmaking it difficult to find in certain areas.

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It’s not just the killer flu epidemic: Triple-threat cocktail of viruses sickening nation