The signs and symptoms of flu occur after 1 to 4 days after the infection, most commonly after two days. Initially, the flu symptoms greatly resemble the symptoms of common cold and thus both viral infections are often confused with one another even by professional medical practitioners. Flu is usually identified by high fever and [...]

Preschool children, the elderly and people with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk of serious complications if being infected with the novel H1N1 flu virus. However, there have been cases of serious complications and even death in people who were healthy before the infection with the swine flu virus. Besides that the WHO reports [...]

There is no cure for flu. Antiviral drugs such oseltamivir or zanamivir help to reduce the severity and duration of flu symptoms if taken early but they are commonly reserved for people who are at higher risk of serious complications because they can cause side effects and lead to development of antiviral-resistant viruses. Thus flu [...]