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A member asked:

Fever, body aches, vomiting and chills. could this be the flu?

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Dr. Marius Frasie answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

POSSIBLE: Usually one doesn;t get vomiting with flu but sounds like a viral infection.

Answered 5/2/2014

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Yes, could be flu: This symptoms- fever, body ache , vomiting , chills- could be due to viral infection like flu (influenza). However, also could be due to bacterial infection. Viral infection usually cause body ache and more specific to viral infection.

Dr Weisman agreed

Answered 5/2/2014

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