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It’s only anecdotal, but my whole family has or has just gotten over the flu. The end of August is way earlier than I had ever heard for flu season to start, so be aware!
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/10/cdc...for-another-potentially-nasty-flu-season.html
We didn’t even realize we had the flu at first, it was so early in the season. We thought it was just a bad cold.
The CDC’s page of flu symptoms and complications
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/10/cdc...for-another-potentially-nasty-flu-season.html
Summer may still be lingering, but federal health officials are already urging people to start prepping for another potentially nasty flu season after last year's was particularly deadly.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 700,000 people were hospitalized with the flu during last season, with epidemic levels of influenza or pneumonia for 16 consecutive weeks. Some 180 children died from the most recent bout of flu. The vaccine isn't perfect, but it offers the best protection against what can be a dangerous illness, the CDC said. About 80 percent of the children who died from the flu last season weren't vaccinated.
Drugstores began rolling out this year's batch of vaccines in recent weeks. Most carry shots that protect against four influenza strains. There are almost a dozen different flu vaccines on the market, and the exact brand drugstores carry can vary depending on who they buy from. Seniors are usually given a high-dose formula.
CDC recommends babies older than six months get vaccinated, either with a traditional shot or, for those two years or older, a nasal spray called FluMist.
We didn’t even realize we had the flu at first, it was so early in the season. We thought it was just a bad cold.
The CDC’s page of flu symptoms and complications
Flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Flu is different from a cold. Flu usually comes on suddenly. People who have flu often feel some or all of these symptoms:
fever*
cough
sore throat
runny or stuffy nose
body aches
headache
chills
fatigue
sometimes diarrhea and vomiting
*It’s important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.