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Treatment

To relieve symptoms, your doctor may recommend rest and drink plenty of fluids (at least eight glasses per day). When fever and body aches, you can take nonprescription pain relievers. If zanamivir (Relenza) or oseltamivir (Tamiflu) are taken within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, may accelerate recovery in about a day.

Since the flu is a viral infection, antibiotics are ineffective. Children suspected of having flu and high fever should never take aspirin to treat fever. This can cause the disease called Reye syndrome. Instead, you should use acetaminophen (Tylenol).

When To Call a Professional

If you have a chronic disease and sudden onset of symptoms of the flu, you should call your doctor because you might be very beneficial to your health begin taking antiviral medications within 48 hours. You should also tell your doctor if you develop flu-like symptoms along with chest pain, ear pain, shortness of breath, fever does not go away or coughing up blood or thick mucus and smelly.

Forecast

Although most people recover from influenza, some develop complications, including fatal conditions such as pneumonia. About 20,000 Americans die each year from complications of influenza and thousands more need to be hospitalized before recovering.

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