A 26-year-old male asked:
i woke up with chills, muscle aches, and a headache. a member in my household has the flu. i don't have a fever. could i have the flu? i am 27.
2 doctor answers
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
May be start of Flu: You have been exposed to the Flu virus and if you did not get Influenza vaccine you are susceptical to the Flu.
It may be the start of flu.I suggest you call your doctor or see him/her so that you can start on Tamiflu (oseltamivir).It will shorten the course of flu and if it is not flu will work as preventive medicine for the contact
Other possibility is another viral Upper Respiratory Infection
Answered on Jan 6, 2016
Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered
36 years experience Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology
Mgt: It is quite possible. Tarmiflu can shorten the duration of your illness if you do have the flu.
Answered on Jul 17, 2017
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Dr. Oscar Novick answered
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Ague: Your symptoms sound like the flu. See your doctor and he take a swab and give you a definitive answer in ten minutes.
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