Speech On Influenza

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The flu is a super-contagious virus that can make you feel miserable and unable to get out and do things for usually about a week or more.I have known people who have had it this year and it’s been very bad. Doctors call it influenza. It’s symptoms are usually more serious than the sneezes and a stuffy nose that you tend to get from a common cold. You may have a high fever, headache and muscle aches, cough, sore throat, and tiredness. Most people who get the flu will have mild illness, will not need medical care or antiviral drugs, and will recover in less than two weeks. Some people, however, are more likely to get flu complications that can result in hospitalization and sometimes death. Pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections and ear infections are examples of flu-related complications.
The flu also can make chronic health problems worse. For example, people with asthma may experience asthma attacks while they have the flu, and people with chronic congestive heart failure may experience a worsening of this …show more content…

Added to those scary stats, the World Health Organization estimates that annual flu epidemics result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness globally and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths. Author Susan Scutti in 2018 said “Influenza and its complications disproportionately affect people who are 65 and older. They account for 80% of the deaths," said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University.” You can catch the flu when someone who has it sneezes or coughs, sending virus-filled droplets into the air that you breathe in. You can also get it if you touch somewhere that the virus landed and then touch your mouth, nose, or eyes. Flu is more common in winter because people spend more time in close contact with each other, so the virus spreads more

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