What of symptoms of influenza?
Typical symptoms of influenza include fever, chills, muscle aches, congestion, cough, runny nose and difficulty breathing. Other viruses can cause symptoms similar to influenza. Anyone can get influenza. For most people, it lasts only a few days. Some people get much sicker. Influenza can lead to pneumonia and can be dangerous for people with heart or breathing conditions. It can cause high fever and seizures in children. Can influenza be life-threatening? Yes. Every year in the United States approximately 200,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 people die from complications of influenza infection. Most of the people who died are older than 65, but many of those who are hospitalized are younger than 5. Children hospitalized because of influenza usually have high fever, wheezing, croup or pneumonia. Because influenza is a virus, it can’t be successfully treated with antibiotics. Is are a vaccine to prevent influenza? Yes. There are two different influenza vaccines. The “inactivated”
