INFLUENZA

WHAT IS INFLUENZA

COMMON SYMPTOMS

• Chills
• Fevers
• Runny nose
• Headache, usually severe
• Sore throat

MORE SYMPTOMS

• Muscle pain
• Weakness/Fatigue

WHO DOES IT VICTIMIZE?

WHERE IS IT FOUND?

• Influenza is transmitted through the air by coughing or sneezing.
• And that creates aerosols that contains the virus.

DEGREE OF DAMAGE

• The damage is like the flu. It gives you all of the symptoms
• It is known as the "24 hour flu"
• There is a lot of deaths each year from it

TREATMENT

• For treatment it is more than safe to get a flu shot to try and prevent it
• If you get it you would go to your local doctor and get meds from him.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Influenza spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics
• About 3 to 5 million cases a year of severe illness.
• About 250,000 to 500,000 yearly deaths.
• It effects all animals also.
• Each year the death rate is rising.