Symptoms of Influenza
Influenza Fact Sheet
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Typical flu symptoms include the sudden onset of headache, fever,
chills, cough, sore throat, body and muscle aches, runny or stuffy nose,
and extreme fatigue.
Although most people recover from influenza within one week, some people
may develop a serious secondary infection of pneumonia which may require
hospitalization.
Influenza symptoms will usually appear within 1-3 days. A person
is contagious from one day prior to the development of symptoms and
continues throughout the symptomatic period.
Transmission usually does
not occur greater than seven days past the beginning of symptoms.
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Symptoms
- Headache
- Fever
- Chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Body and muscle aches
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Extreme fatigue
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