FLU

Symptoms

Treating yourself

Avoid spreading

Prevention

Flu myths/facts

a sudden fever

an aching body

feeling tired or exhausted

a dry cough

a sore throat

a headache

difficulty sleeping

loss of appetite

diarrhoea or tummy pain

feeling sick and being sick

rest and sleep

keep warm

take paracetamol or ibuprofen to lower your temperature and treat aches and pains

drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration (your pee should be light yellow or clear)

wash your hands often with warm water and soap

use tissues to trap germs when you cough or sneeze

bin used tissues as quickly as possible

The flu vaccine reduces the risk of catching flu, as well as spreading it to others.

❌The flu shot will prevent you from all forms of the flu./ ✅ The annual flu vaccine includes three stains of virus that are predicted to be active that year.

❌The flu vaccine will give you the flu./ The ✅ flu vaccine does not contain the live virus.

❌ I do not need the flu vaccine every year. ✅Getting thu shot each year helps your body build up resistnce to many different strains of the virus.

❌People with egg allergies cannot get a flu shot. ✅It depends on how allergic you are.

❌ A flu is just a real bad cold, it's not dangerous. ✅ It can cause complications, even death.

Cold or flu?

Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat, which usually goes away after a day or two. Nasal symptoms, runny nose, and congestion follow, along with a cough by the fourth and fifth days. Fever is uncommon in adults, but a slight fever is possible. Children are more likely to have a fever with a cold.

Flu symptoms are usually more severe than cold symptoms and come on quickly. Symptoms of fluinclude sore throat, fever, headache, muscle aches and soreness, congestion, and cough. Swine flu in particular is also associated with vomiting and diarrhea.

scientists design a vaccine for a new flu season

"herd immunity"

vaccine hepls to create tailor-made antibodies for the antigen