the flu

The flu virus is usually spread in the small droplets of saliva coughed or sneezed into the atmosphere by an infected person.

She was confined to bed for a week because of the flu.

Treatment can be effective during the first 24 hours of infection, but plague is often mistaken as the flu.

Now that America's housing market is so poorly, the fear of infection elsewhere is spreading like a bad case of the flu.

B No, I've still got a headache. And I feel as if I have the 'flu.

Fighting the flu has always been a difficult task, since the virus is constantly mutating and forming new strains.

Mexican business began re opening Wednesday after official said the flu appeared to be spreading more slowly.

Smiling is infectious You catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too.

Authorities virtually shut down Mexico City for a week at the end of April to control the flu outbreak.

"Israel has no intention of giving the flu any new names. It was nothing more than a slip of the tongue , " the official said.

The girls were sedated during the worst of the flu and got home a few days after Thanksgiving, in time for a turkey dinner.

He's feeling absolutely terrible, and he thinks he might have the flu.

None can distinguish among the different types of flu -- they just tell a patient and a doctor if one of the flu viruses is there.

The Flu Survey is the first such project to ask people across Europe to sign up and report cold- or flu-like symptoms over the winter.

I dismissed it as the flu, but, after a few days of excruciating abdominal pain, I realized the problem was more serious.

But it may be a problem if you're pregnant, or if you're eating much more at the wrong time of day, or if you're getting the flu.

Harry: I'm not old yet, but I have the flu and don't feel like going out on such a cold night.

And an administration official said the White House will request $1. 5 billion to combat the flu, according to the Associated Press.

But like the flu jab, R genes can be rendered useless if a pathogen mutates into a slightly modified form.

Could going there to help keep you healthy and protect against the flu backfire if you're picking up the very germs that cause it?

Poor girl, I guess it must be the flu. Let's take her to the Concord Hospital.

But the surge appeared to be an annual late spring event caused by the flu itself, not by China's swine flu vaccination campaign.

What you'll notice is a phlegmy cough that feels like the type that usually accompanies the flu -- except you don't have other flu symptoms.

Paulo Maldini has recovered from the flu, but Dida, Marek Jankulovski and Serginho are all still out with long-term injury problems.

It feels good to be up and about after a week of being indoors with the flu.

None of the people who came into close contact with the patients have developed symptoms of the flu, the health department said.

They could not recall seeing such a nasty case of the flu, particularly in a child so young.

Arafat had been sick with an unknown illness that had been variously described as the flu, a stomach virus or gallstones.

The company has a tool to track the path of the flu virus by looking at geographic trends in Internet queries for related terms.

Studies show that obesity, in addition to its other health risks, may also make people more susceptible to infections like the flu.

"It's a vaccine you pretty much get once as an adult, not every year, the way the flu vaccine works, " she said.

What's wrong with you? You do not look so well. I think I'm catching the flu.

The disease may seem no more than a nuisance to many, but the flu still kills perhaps 500, 000 people a year around the world.

She was just getting over the flu when she had a stomachache.

The herb is believed to be able to help prevent the flu.

The ALA notes that it may be particularly difficult to tell when infants and preschool age children have the flu.

China has got a good reputation for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.

So far, none of the passengers have shown any sign of the flu, and they have since been transferred to a hotel for further observation.

She was confined to bed with the flu.

Injected into a person, the protein works like any vaccine, training the body to attack the flu virus.

Virtually all of the flu vaccine research is taking place in industrialised nations.

Thirteen children would have to be treated to prevent one additional case of the flu, they said.

The flu has laid him up for a few days.

When the flu is going around add a few drops of Thyme to your diffuser or simmer in a pan on the stove.

A: I think I had a little bit of the flu.

His assistant, a jovial roly poly girl, explains in rapid Cantonese that the man might have the flu.

Like the flu virus, a computer virus can spread all over the world .

Once you've been able to get the right nutrients in, try following the BRAT diet until the worst of the flu is over.

The big problem is that most of the flu virus proteins that do not vary much are on the inside of the virus, out of reach of antibodies.

And flu vaccine also prevents the flu -- a miserable illness even if it does not result in pneumonia.

Mike: My health is fine - I haven't had the flu at all this year.

The mice that exercised to fatigue for three days were more likely to develop the flu than the mice that did not exercise (91% versus 63%).

But before you decide to skip the flu shot this year, experts warn that results of flu studies like this are all about design.

Again, when choosing foods that help you fight the flu, pick those that you already love and that have the right nutrients.

By Monday, the flu had spread to a wider group of teenagers, and was also infecting older Japanese.

A I think I had a little bit of the flu. I didn't feel too well so I spent most of the weekend in bed. I didn't go out or do anything.

"It affected me for a month, " Griffin said, remembering how he got sick with the flu after the weekend.

But in a sequence of events that experts are now piecing together, the flu virus appears to have slipped through those stringent checks.

When people all around me have colds or the flu, I seem to be immune.

It takes the music going beyond a certain threshold of sourness for a bad ascension day to take hold; or a cold or bout of the flu to occur.

They found that the best vaccine distribution strategy depends on the contagiousness of the flu strain.

You probably have contracted the flu. Let me check your pulse and listen to your heart and lungs.

This myth comes about from the misconception that the flu vaccine contains a weakened form of the flu virus.

The flu season in the U. S. appears to be waning in some parts of the country.

People at particular risk for the flu should therefore avoid prolonged exposure to the Sun.

Severe strains of cold viruses which spread throughout a region are referred to as influenza, or the flu.

however, has been hard hit: 86 deaths had been deemed "likely linked" to a deadly new strain of the flu virus by health authorities there.

The flu is a viral disease that tends to appear in the fall or winter each year.

If the pre-stressed high-speed sense of face shape, then there should be stable after the flu on the Circuit.

The flu shot is an inactivated vaccine that contains killed virus and is administered intramuscularly, usually in the arm.

She said that several years ago, many of her employees were coming down with the flu, and so were many of her customers.

Like the flu, depression is a highly contagious disorder that can be transmitted socially.

She gave him one, and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion.

The "flu" you're experiencing may turn out to be early-pregnancy nausea.

Gladwell's message that ideas can spread like the flu is, I believe, the basis for viral marketing.

After the cone and taillights , with the role of spoiler with a tail-covered trunk, an increase of three-dimensional vehicle to the flu.

Johnny: Not really. After a 8-hour flight, I've got jetlag, and on top of that, I think I've also go the flu.

Still, Mr. Tashiro warned that it was inevitable that the flu would spread throughout the country.

A new study of healthy adults shows that the flu shot worked better than the nasal-spray flu vaccine during the 2004-2005 flu season.

As many business architecture and urban space alien, so that its people had a sense of indifference from the flu.

The patient was first suspected of having the flu after checking into a hospital on Sunday.

The method is very similar to dialysis, and can be used to help patients with HIV, Hepatitis C, the measles, mumps, the flu, and more.

All international travelers should be vaccinated annually for the flu, every year, to reduce their risk of developing seasonal influenza.

A bad mood isn't spread by a various (virus) like the flu is, but it can be contagious.

Also be on the lookout for signs of trouble breathing, chest pain, dizziness, confusion or vomiting in adults with the flu.

The flu vaccination (injection) is both safe and effective for pregnant women and offers some immunity to their infants as well.

not really. After a 12-hour flight, I've got jetlag, and on top of that, I think I've also got the flu.

If you can cripple these with specific antibodies, you could cripple all versions of the flu.

He figured it was just the flu, but when he started shaking uncontrollably, he called 911.

And, as Sebelius noted, "Typically parents do not keep their children home if their classmates come down with the flu. "

I have had the flu 3 times and I never get sick, it just keeps going around.

Therefore study the flu protocols listed above and avoid sinking into a desparate and costly situation requiring hospitilization.

Some forms of the flu vaccine are administered via a nasal spray, but the American Heart Association suggests sticking with flu shots.

A severe bout of (the) flu confined him to his bed.

Researchers found no link between autism or other developmental delay and the flu during any trimester of pregnancy.

While colds and the flu are usually taxing and bothersome, they are normally short lived. Most colds and flu last only a couple of weeks.

On July 6th several of the needier provincial health ministers were promised a bit more federal help to fight the flu.

An attack of the flu pulled him down badly and kept him away from work for a couple of weeks.

She was pretty ill with the flu, but she bounced back nicely.

Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.

Seasonal flu vaccines use either an inactivated or weakened form of the flu virus.

Now you may be able to use Google Inc. (GOOG) to avoid the flu.

There was also preliminary information that mice may be more susceptible to the flu when they exercise to fatigue.

Warnings are issued about the side effects of Tamiflu, following abnormal behavior among children who have taken the flu medicine .

WHAT IS THE FLU: The flu is caused by the influenza virus, which targets the respiratory tract by binding to the surface of cells.

In fact, the vaccine used for the flu season that's just ending protected against a strain of human H1N1 virus.

I think you might have a touch of the flu that's going around.

He and Fukuda said it would be important to watch the Southern Hemisphere, where winter and the flu season are just beginning.

It sounds like you're coming down with the flu. Let me take your temperature.

You'll know you have the flu and not just a cold if you've got a fever of 102 or more, a headache, and muscle aches.

I have a headache, and I'm not feeling up to par today, so I think I may be catching the flu.

Well, I had the flu for a couple of weeks but I'm fine now.

As for the claims to boost immunity, there is no evidence to whether it fights off the flu.

If I've already had the flu this year, do I need either flu shot?

The best way to boost your protection: Wash your hands often-- the flu virus can survive up to 48 hours on surfaces.

Over the years, millions of birds, including poultry, have been killed to prevent the spread of the flu.

Not only was the SARS outbreak contained, but other cases of respiratory illnesses, including the flu, dropped sharply.

In the United States, cases of suspected influenza are at higher numbers than usual this early in the flu season.

Playing it, I've certainly gained a little knowledge about the flu and a lot of empathy for the WHO.

Dae to the spread of the flu in the community, she wrapped herself with warm winter clothing to avoid catching the disease.

Well, let me take your temperature and have a look at your throat. Yes, you do have the flu. Just take some medicine.

That we have no choice but to get bothered by traffic, the flu, taxes and bills.

By following some of these health tips, maybe you can make it through the flu season unscathed.

Air pollution and a hectic social life are also risk factors for the flu.

We talked about before the H and M spikes on the surface of the flu virus.

With all your pep and energy, I can't imagine you are laid low by the flu for so long.

a: it sounds like you are coming down with the flu. let me take your temperature.

The flu has battered down even the hardiest parts of the immune system.

Yes, you do have the flu. Take this prescription to the dispensary for your medicine.

My wife and I took this product everyday during the flu season and neither of us caught the flu.

Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.

The flu vaccine works by triggering the body's immune system response.

Influenza expert Professor John Oxford described the upward curve of the flu cases graph as "pretty horrible" .

Some, however, had been healthy; they died of bacterial infections that set in after the flu.

People who are sick with the flu aren't likely to be clocking many miles on the treadmill anyway.

I'm sorry not have called round earlier, but I've been out of action with the flu.

The flu, congee and the small plant were unforgettable things. The golf brought them understanding but true love never runs smooth.

The doctor told me I had influenza or the flu. But she told me I would recover soon.

Lab tests showed that the flu shots were 77% effective against the flu, compared with 57% effectiveness for the nasal-spray flu vaccine.

Why the flu strikes hard during the winter but nearly vanishes in the summer has baffled epidemiologists for decades.

She told me to rest at home and to stay away from other people because the flu can spread.

The bacteria dump the DNA into the plant's cells, which follow its instructions to churn out the flu protein.

Is it a cold or the flu? They can be hard to tell apart.

Chan also said people who keep their mouths open longer increase the chance of the flu virus attacking the throat and airways.

The inactivated influenza vaccine (the flu shot) is not licensed for infants younger than six months.

Daily postal collections and deliveries will be maintained as long as possible, while refuse collection may suffer if the flu strikes hard.

The flu is believed to be caused by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.

Patients with the flu should be closely monitored for signs of abnormal behavior, the drug labels say.

The flu is not just to harm people's health damage, still can give people of psychological and economic burden.

Check out this map, all those states in red, that's where officials are reporting widespread outbreaks of the flu.

They reopen this week, along with state schools, where the academic year was delayed to prepare for the flu.

If the flu does progress to a pandemic, the most effective response will be to limit public gatherings.

Years ago experts recognized that children with neurodevelopmental conditions run a higher risk of serious complications from the flu.

Similarly, the flu that usually starts each year in Asia is different by the time it reaches North America.

In large border cities like Juarez, where people live crammed together in poor neighborhoods, the flu could take hold quickly.

the fewer domestic airline passengers there are , researchers found , the slower the flu moves across the country.

Mr. Obama talked by phone with Mexico President Felipe Calderon on Saturday, to coordinate their responses to the flu.

Doctors warn that small children and the elderly are the most vulnerable to serious complications from the flu.

Temporarily relieves the symptoms of fever, chills, body aches, headache, cough and congestion from the flu or common cold.

If a case of the flu is reported, the government plans to open several hundred 'fever clinics' across Japan.

Doctors have reported an inordinate number of patients with the flu this winter.

Researchers are recommending people with the flu stay home for several days even after they start feeling better.

Instead of flu vaccination, doctors are advocating natural methods to ward off the flu this year.

Sometimes people get the flu from another person soon after they get vaccinate . So vaccinated , so they boring blame the vaccine, he says.

Sometimes people get flues the flu from another person soon after they get vaccinated. So , so they blame the vaccine, he says.

If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case.

A bacterial infection on top of the flu virus played a role in most of the deaths of otherwise healthy children.

Even those who have received the flu vaccine should steer clear of dieting until the warmer months arrive.

She had been ill off and on for the last year or so, recovering from a serious fall, and bouts of the flu.

Today, I got the flu. Feeling really sick and depressed, I called my boyfriend to get some comfort.

She oversees the flu vaccination programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

I think you have a virus. It might be the flu. I'm going to give you a prescription for some medicine.

Green tea catechin and theaflavin, which are both present in black tea, have a strong effect on the flu virus.

It will be impossible to stop the flu from arriving, the authorities acknowledge, and hard to slow its spread.

The holiday season ushers in winter and that means more colds for kids and possibly the flu.

Frequent hand washing is the single best thing people can do to avoid getting sick, from colds and the flu to germs lurking in food.

The flu began in Russia, but spread rapidly through Europe, reaching North America and Asia before tapering off.

I can't make it to work today. I've got the flu or something.

Nose and throat swabs confirm a non-human strain of the flu, indicating probably cases of swine flu.

The doctor said it was just the flu. What a relief!

Phase 6, the maximum on the WHO's pandemic alert scale, means the flu strain is spreading globally. It is not a measure of severity.

Maybe it's time for a new health mantra: a sauna a day keeps the flu bug away.

These side effects, of course, mimic the flu, leading to the rumor that flu vaccines cause the illness.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year expanded by 30 million the number of children who should get the flu vaccine.

Also, cover the mouth when coughing and sneezing to prevent the flu bug from escaping into the air.

Although it is not possible to prevent all cases of the flu, getting a flu shot can help reduce your risk of catching the virus.

The flu causes muscle pain, sudden high body temperature, breathing problems and weakness.

Your doctor can diagnose a case of the flu in 30 minutes using a rapid flu test.

The Afghan Ministry of Public Health reported Monday that 710 of the 779 cases of the flu in the nation have been among military personnel.

the The scientists identify identified a potion protein that in aid fields inactivates the flu virus before it commuicated, one can mutate.

By staying one step ahead of our immune systems, the flu virus can infect large numbers of people year after year.

Meanwhile, Roche and GSK, which make antiviral drugs to treat the flu, are both ramping up manufacturing.

High fever is much more consistent with the flu, that's sudden on sad nose and terrible body aches.

"This gets us a big step closer to one type of mechanism" for how the flu spreads, said epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University.

Nasri came back with the flu, he is in bed and is not available for the game.

In eighteen eighty-nine, the flu began in Central Asia, spread north into Russia, east to China and west to Europe.

While your body is doing this, the flu virus multiplies quickly and releases toxins which makes you feel ill.

When you get infected your white blood cells make antibodies against the flu antigen.

Most of those who got the flu had the shots several months back!

Swimming for six miles after eating a big sandwich produces the same results than to have the flu.

In fact, the flu started in an unknown pig, and the attack came in Mexico, not Asia.

If you have ever had the flu, you have had a virus.

He said I 'd got the flu.

I'd love to. But I'm just getting over the flu.

I'm wearing two different hats at the moment: I'm a mother to my children and nurse to my husband who is in bed with the flu.

taking pills for the flu, but I don't feel any better.

The flu poses a great threat to his health.

Even if I'm sick with the flu, I'm going to write.

You did it! Soon, your body will start making antibodies to protect you from the flu virus. And then, you'll be immune!

Conclusion To prevent the flu from breaking out in the university, in the students the healthy education should be taken care of.

Do you know how not to catch a cold or the flu this winter?

The meeting have be cancelled since of the flu.

Mrs. Brown : I've got the flu these days, and I think he's been infected by me.

I had the flu last week, but I get over it quickly.

The WHO said travel ban will not prevent the disease from spreading, are China's measures aimed to prevent the flu?

The U. S. government promised 150 million doses of vaccine by October 15th for the flu peak.

If you have the flu, the CDC recommends you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone.

The scientists identified a protein that in activate inactivates the flu virus before it commutatecan mutate.

The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year, states the CDC's Web site.

The meeting get be cancelled since of the flu.

If you get the flu vaccine, and get it early, you are less likely to get the flu and less likely to have a heart attack.

The flu virus has to be grown in chicken eggs, and the yield hasn't been as high as was initially hoped, officials explained.

What many people do not realize is that the flu is generally a much more serious illness than most people appreciate.

If you catch the flu while pregnant, you are at a higher risk of developing complications.

Doc: Sorry to say, no. I think it may be the flu.

Ways to prevent the flu was adequate sleep, the hard-working exercise, wash their hands, develop good personal habits.

Even under the best of circumstances, it can be tough to know if you really have the flu.

I've got the flu. I've got a sore throat, backache and temperature.

and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

We don't decide to fall in love, any more than we decide to catch the flu.

Amy: It's no mystery. I obviously have the flu coupled with sudden-onset Tourette's syndrome.

often have to write from the flu as would like to think.

Whether it is caused by a mild cold or the flu, a runny nose and sore throat are signs of a viral infection.

Work fast: Antiviral medicines within the first 48 hours can reduce the flu's severity and duration.

The scientists identified a protein that in inactivates the flu virus before it commucatecan mutate.

Marsha has recovered from the flu and is feeling in the pink again.

You had the flu last week, the weather is terrible, and you're worried.

We are increasing the possibility that the flu will become resistant sooner or later.

Now we're saying pretty much everybody should get the flu shot, if you don't wanna get the flu, get the flu shot.

The scientists identified a protein that inactivates the flu virus before it commutatecan mutate.

and then over time one slides backwards in vibration and become sick with the flu or a bad cold.

Hemagglutinin is a viral protein that enables the flu virus to enter host cells.

But, there are ways of preventing the spread of the flu and limiting the nasty bug science calls influenza.

You've got the flu, you've got influenza in your upper respiratory tract, your cells are making more influenza.

Competent authorities will release information on the flu epidemic in due course, please keep an eye on it.

Autumns and winters were high-occurrence seasons for the flu.

Extra sleep not only staves off an early winter bout with the flu, it also helps your mind process some emotional buildup.

Doctor Yes, but it's not serious. you've got the flu. Here are some pills for you. Plerse take them three times a day and drink moer water.

Unlike colds, the flu is most common during the winter months.

Yet cholera, diphtheria , and even the flu kill tens of thousands of people each year.