The flu is not a just a bad cold. It's a serious illness that causes 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths a year. So it's important to recognize flu symptoms.
Most of us are familiar with the symptoms of the flu; fever, chills, fatigue, stuffy nose, sore throat. Most of us know that it is caused by the influenza virus. And we all dread it. But just what is the flu?
With school back in session in much of the country now, the topic of swine flu is on a lot of people's minds. A possible outbreak on one college campus is causing concern.
