February is usually the peak month for flu cases and for heart attacks. Foster ED et al 2013 showed the risk of flu associated heart attacks increased with increasing age. Viruses induce an endogenous foamy retrovirus called HERV-K102 which creates foamy macrophages (see Laderoute MP et al, 2007) in which the particles are believed to protect against viruses and tumors. In normal adults the cells lyse releasing the particles, but in immunosuppressed individuals (such as associated with stress and/or aging) lysis is blocked. This results in the establishment of chronic diseases, such as Heart disease. The lingering of the foamy macrophages are known to be involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis (see Falk E, et al, 2013 and Schrestha S et al, 2014) but it was thought this was due to high cholesterol. The new view is that foamy macrophages result from HERV-K102 particle production where the particles bud into vacuoles creating foamy cells. For more information on Why is February Heart Month, an opinion piece on the subject is available from Dr. Marian Laderoute.
February is a month, so it is in February.
The month name is spelled February, with two R's.
February
The month of February is known as "Mud Month".
Month that percedes March
February.
The month of February is followed by the month of March.
Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February.
February is the second month of the year.
the month which has least days is february
February is the second month of the year, which has 28 days in a common year and 29 days in a leap year.
February (second month) comes after January (first month).