Flu
By:Alan Corona
Ways to contract the flu
There are many ways to contract the flu. One way to contact it the flu virus is if someone can give you the virus. Another way is to touch a surface with the virus. These virus may be airborne and this one way the virus spreads. An example of how you can contract the virus is if you have a sick person around you and he sneezes near you, then you breath in that air you might get sick.
Symptoms of the flu virus
- One symptom of the virus is you can get a cold.
- You can also get a sore throat.
- Another symptom is muscle or body aches the symptoms are not going to be shown immediate it might take 7 to 6 days.
What are some long term health effects of the flu?
There are no long term effect of the flu.
HOW IS FLU TREATED?
Medicine
Medicine is the best to treat the flu but only with in 2 days. The drug might not work as efficient as used within the 2 days.
Vaccine
Get a vaccine is a way to treat the flu. It is good to get a vaccine every year.
Going to the doctor
If the flu you have get worse then go to a doctor. If the flu gets worse it might be a life threatening thing.