Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Flu facts revealed

Your neighbor’s kid missed his school once again due to flu. “What an excuse! Every other kid is down with flu these days”, you thought and sped away to the office. Ever realized what flu looks like? Here’s s quick lowdown on flu-facts and its treatment.



What’s flu?

Flu is short for influenza. Influenza is an infection of respiratory tract caused by influenza virus.



Types of Flu

Type A influenza which is the most common and often causes serious epidemics.
Type B influenza is a milder form of type A but is still capable of causing epidemics.
Type C influenza is akin to common cold.



Flu Symptoms

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