flu

* If you are age 65 or older, get a flu shot every fall.

If your doctor determines you probably have the flu, he or she may prescribe Tamiflu, an antiviral drug that targets the flu virus.

The 2017 campaign features a fun Fight Flu Invaders theme guaranteed to capture the imagination of anyone who can remember the 1978 Space Invaders arcade game!

Cold and flu share many symptoms--fever, cough, sore throat, and body malaise--but the symptoms of flu are usually more severe and they come more abruptly.

He noted that different strains of the flu are contagious when it comes in contact with the body, whether through coughs from another person or holding contaminated objects and proceeding to touch the mouth or nose.

'Flu is an acute respiratory illness caused by a virus,' explains Brody.

"The flu shot can make me sick": The flu vaccine is made from an inactivated virus that can't cause infection.

The health department said that flu vaccination should also be a priority for those persons who live with or care for persons at higher risk for influenza-related complications.

The ideal time for flu vaccine is now, but any time this fall and winter can help prevent flu spread, as the flu season runs through March.

The NHS says that, while the optimum time to have a flu vaccine is from the beginning of October to the end of November, if you have the vaccine later, it will still offer some protection.

A new flu drug is headed to the market just in time for the season of sniffles and sneezes and was very recently approved by the FDA.

A poll of 2000 adults found 20 per cent of the population fear catching flu because they have had the flu jab.

The Taiwan Center for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) and Acer jointly launched the 'Flu Forecasting Station' website on April 11, 2018.

The flu, short for influenza, is caused by two main types of virus: Type A and Type B.