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How many people or things does the flu affect each year?
It's for a science project.

If you get wet in the rain while you have the flu will you get worse?

Ive had a temp since fri off and on, mostly at night and is now Tuesday. I have symptoms of the flu.?
Ive never had a temp for this long, should i go see a dr even though im not having a temperature at the moment

What's going on here? appendicitis? flu?
Well this is day five somethings wrong with my right side it started out for a couple days the whole bottom of my stomach was hurting, and then the third day it got better, fourth and fifth day it feels like someone's squeezing a ball or something on my right side next to my belly button, I did have a fever, My stomach is hard and it hurts a bit to touch it, I have felt like throwing up but didn't, went away, and extra tired. what's going on?

I have the flu, what do I do?
So I went to the doctor on Sunday and she prescribed 2 fever reducing medicines and tamiflu, I have the stomach flu. I'm wondering if I should go to school because I have AP human geography and it is a very tough class and I don't want to miss valuable information also my math teachers hates when someone is absent. also what does a person with the flu do? Di they stay in bed all day or do they go do something walk around. I'm staying in bed all day and I feel really bad should I walk around and what should I eat or drink?Thanks

Can you transmit the flu sexually?
I have the flu and my girlfriend won't have sex with me because of the flu. She says " I don't want too get sick."

Stomach aches after the flu?
On Saturday I had a bit of a stomach flu. My stomach was hurting and then I started throwing up. After a day I started to feel better. On Monday night I got the flu again but it became worst. I was throwing up all the time, had headaches, dizziness and diarrhea. All of yesterday and today I have been drinking tea and eating soup and I haven't been throwing up but I have this awful stomach ach and idk what to do

How long should I wait before seeing my boyfriend after he's had the stomach flu?
My boyfriend came down with the stomach flu on Monday, sudden onset of diarrhea, vomiting, headache and very bad stomach pains. He only threw up 3 times back to back in the morning, and from then on no more throwing up, but bad diarrhea continued all day.He went to the doctor and he determined it was 'a very bad stomach bug,' so we know it's not food poisoning.His symptoms all stopped yesterday Tuesday , just leaving him with a little bit of an upset stomach, no diarrhea or vomiting though.The problem is I am terrified of throwing up, and we have planned to go away this weekend, Friday and Saturday, but I'm scared I'll catch it, sharing a bed, and sharing a bathroom.How long would he be contagious after a bout of the flu?How long should I wait to kiss him?I'd really like to see him as we are used to seeing eachother everyday, and I've had too much anxiety to see him while he's sick unfortunately HELP

Does Gastritis Medicine prevent you from getting the stomach flu?

How do you get a flu/cold?
I wanted to know how i got a flu because i was covered up and scarfed and no1 could have coughed on me because im fussy about dat so how?

Beginng stomach flu signs?
I have a tight throat, thats all. I had contact with a RECOVERING stomach flu victim. think I caught it? I felel hungry

Really sore on tip of nose due to cold flu, any tips?
Like so many others this time of year, I have caught a cold. Of course this results in a lot of sneezing, runny nose and rubbing which of course has caused my nose to go sore, particularly on the tip around the nostrils etc. It's not the end of the world, but does anyone have any tips on how to soothe the sore areas? Does Vasaline help?

Flu remedy ... please list all cultural remedies here?
any medication to kill flu and live flu free?

If you sat next to someone who had the Stomach Flu, can you catch it?
I'm a huge germaphobe with a fear of vomiting, and on Monday, my friend missed most of her classes because she had the stomach flu she threw up . I sat next to her for about fifty minutes during a school assembly. She didn't cough on me, although she definitely breathed on me. It's been roughly forty eight hours since she got sick, and over forty eight hours since I sat next to her. I only talked to her for a moment today, long enough to find out she got sick, after which I promptly went to wash my hands. I felt a little sick yesterday and this morning, but now I feel mostly fine although I have a headache because I started hyperventilating a little, and my stomach hurts a little. But it is lunchtime and I haven't eaten yet, so that could be the cause . So, explanation aside, if I sat next to her for 50 minutes, but she didn't vomit on me or cough on me, and we didn't share utensils or food or anything, and I haven't thrown up yet, am I ok? Is there still a high chance that I will get sick? My school nurse thinks I should be fine, but she's used to reassuring me that I won't get sick. I can be forgetful when it comes to washing my hand and putting them near my face, but I try to remember whenever I can. Thanks for putting up with the paranoia of a Germaphobe XP