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A 33-year-old member asked:

i seem to have gotten something real ugly resembling the flu. motrin lowered fever 1st 2 days, but now its not. any advice?

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Dr. Satinder Aggarwal answered

Internal Medicine 49 years experience

Bacterial infection: If fever continues you should check with your p.C.P. There could be secondary bacterial infection after flu infection.

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