Doctors say the worst flu season could be heading our way. The strain causing fear is H3N2, and doctors are urging people to get vaccinated before it begins to spread.
This year Australia has been rather heavy and intense and they've had a much bigger flu season more than we normally expect. What happens in the southern hemisphere usually comes up to the northern hemisphere.
Most people think of the flu as an inconvenience of being sick for 3-5 days, but there are still a significant number of people that will be hospitalized who will die from influenza," said Dr. Davenport..
Even if you get vaccinated, there's always a chance you can still come down with the flu because strains are always mutating.
Common signs of the virus include an abrupt onset of fever, muscles aches, sore throat, and cough. And there's more...
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