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Submitted by tata_she on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 04:49. ::

What causes flu in children? and how does flu begins?

what are medicines for

what are medicines for flu?

You know you have a flu if

You know you have a flu if you'll have muscle aches and periods of chills and sweats as fever comes and goes. Runny nose, headache and sore throat are also signs you're having a flu.

The flu is caused by one of

The flu is caused by one of three types of influenza viruses. Types A and B are responsible for the yearly flu epidemics, and type C flu virus causes sporadic illness. Type A flu virus is further divided into different subtypes based on the chemical structure of the virus.
Flu are highly contagious, particularly when people share close quarters as children do in school classrooms. Flu is spread among children when a child either inhales infected droplets in the air (coughed up or sneezed by an infected person) or when the child comes in direct contact with an infected person's secretions.

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