The Very Best Respiratory Illness Guide

Influenza

Everyone knows about influenza. Everyone! It's the flu virus. Obviously, it's not the same as the stomach flu. Influenza gets into your nose, lungs, and throat. Men, here's good news you know about. Most of you only need to rest to recover from the flu! Obviously, though, cases do get serious sometimes. Yes, especially for at-risk groups like the elderly, obese, immunocompromised, and the very young! Men, you know the symptoms: fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, body aches, and a sore throat, among many, many others. So many others! You've got a good defense, though: the flu vaccine. There's a new one every year, obviously targeting the most common strain of the season.