Influenza
Influenza (the "flu") is a contagious respiratory viral illness that can cause mild to severe illness including death. There is treatment available to decrease symptoms, but it is better to prevent the flu is by getting the vaccine every year.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 46-year old asked:
How could i not get influenza?
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How can I keep from spreading influenza?
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A 29-year old female asked:
If someone close to me has influenza an now I am very sick does that mean I have it now?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I am coughing and feeling unbalanced. My son just had influenza and a cold. Can it be i took it from him?
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A 69-year old male asked:
I have sometimes developed a cold or influenza after being exposed to extremes of cold. However, could you please tell me whether this can happen if a person has not had physical contact with any other person?
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A 45-year old asked:
How do I prevent influenza?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I am experiencing flu (influenza).
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A 18-year old male asked:
I want to know everything about influenza! is for a research project for my anatomy class.
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Influenza symptoms&its protection
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A 23-year old male asked:
Influenza - what medication can be taken?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you tell me how someone get influenza?
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How many times can you get influenza each year?
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A 34-year old asked:
Please tell me what can be the cause of influenza?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: influenza?
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A member asked:
What is an influenza and what disease is caused by it?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Influenza symptoms appear after 5 hours of exposure a possibility?
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A 29-year old asked:
How do you know when to be hospitalized when you have influenza type b?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the chances of my baby brother dying if he caught the real influenza?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are some facts about the subtype of influenza, h2n3? What is it spread by?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: influenza found on rapid diagnostic test?
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A 37-year old female asked about a female:
Can I receive the influenza shot if my ESR=45m.m.?
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A 43-year old asked:
How should I prepare for the cold influenza season?
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A 31-year old asked:
How come I have not heard about avian influenza for a long time? Is it still prevalent?
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A 48-year old female asked:
I have just finished a course of antibiotics a f have not improved from influenza...why is that?
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A 42-year old female asked:
How can I recover from influenza? Seven days in, no appetite, kidneys hurt, coughing to the point of gagging.
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A 63-year old female asked:
I'm on day 7 of influenza b. My temp has been below 100 for 24hours, but i'm still slightly achy. Am i still contagious?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Got treated for influenza A. Was hospitalized for 4 days. Am I still contagious ? Can I pass it on to others even after a week?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have influenza and I am taking tamiflu (oseltamivir) i just wanted to know how long I am contages for while taking the tamiflu (oseltamivir)?
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A 37-year old female asked:
In February I got sick with influenza and ecoli. I didn't start feeling better for about 2 1/2 weeks. Then I started dealing with a lot of stress in m?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the cause of influenza a?
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