Influenza symptoms

Common Flu Symptoms Unlike • • Severe aches in your muscles and joints • Weakness or severe • Warm, flushed • • A • A dry • A Vomiting and diarrhea with flu is more common in children. Get medical help right away if you have: • • • Sudden dizziness • Confusion • Severe vomiting These symptoms can mean your illness is Flu Symptoms vs. Cold Symptoms The • Fever. It can last 3 or 4 days with the flu; it’s rare with a cold. • Aches. They might be severe with the flu; they’re mild with a cold. • Chills. You’re likely to have them with the flu, but they’re rare with a cold. • • • Cough and chest discomfort. This is common with both but tends to be severe with the flu. • Stuffy nose. This sometimes happens with the flu but is common with a cold. • • Headache. This is common when you have the flu but rare with a cold. How to Treat Flu Symptoms In most cases, the best things to do when you have the flu are: • Rest at home. • Drink plenty of fluids. • Avoid contact with other people. Your doctor might give you prescription • Are very sick or have other medical conditions • Are younger than 2 or • Have a weak • Are • Are a Native American or an Alaska Native These medicines -- baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza), Flu Complications People who are otherwise healthy don’t usually have serious problems from the flu. • • • • Inflamed bronchial tubes in your • • • • Muscle problems • Chronic • Organ failure When Is Flu Season? Seasonal flu follows a pattern, starting in the fall and ending in the...

What Is Flu? Influenza (in-floo-en-zuh), or flu, is a contagious viral infection that can cause mild to severe symptoms and life-threatening complications, including death, even in healthy children and adults. Influenza viruses spread mainly from one individual to another through coughing or sneezing. Less often, they can also spread through touching a contaminated surface and then touching the mouth, eyes, or nose. Individuals can pass flu on to others even before their own symptoms start and for a week or more after symptoms begin. Burden While the numbers vary, in the US, millions of individuals get sick, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized, and tens of thousands die from flu and related complications each year. Flu also affects employers and businesses and costs an estimated $11.2 billion in direct and indirect costs in the US annually. During the 2021-2022 flu season, flu vaccination prevented approximately 9 million flu illnesses, 100,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths. Symptoms Flu is not just a common cold. It usually comes on suddenly, and people with flu may have some or all of the following symptoms (think F.A.C.T.S.): • Fever • Aches (muscle, body, and headaches) • Chills • Tiredness (fatigue) • Sudden onset • Cough, runny or stuffy nose, and/or sore throat • Vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adults) Prevention The best way to prevent flu is to receive an influenza vaccination every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...