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What Are The Symptoms And Treatment For Influenza?

I have had symptoms of influenza now for over 4 weeks, it comes and goes I get feeling a bit better and then asw I increase activity...eg shopping swimming shovelling snow, the symptoms come back...a harsh cough, headache, nausea, bloody discharge. I rest and they come under control....I have had a rough week.

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Thanks for posting your query to HCM .
INfluenza is a viral infection present with feature of common cold . upper respiratory tract is involved mainly and patient present with heayness in head , headache, watering from eyes/nose, discomfort in throat , mild cough , fever , bodyache etc.
it will recover spontaneously within a period of 7 days . you should maintain proper hydration, take good nutritious dite, multivitamin tablet ,zink , vitamin C.
For systemic symptom PAracetamol can be taken for symptomatic releief .
take care .
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What Are The Symptoms And Treatment For Influenza?

Thanks for posting your query to HCM . INfluenza is a viral infection present with feature of common cold . upper respiratory tract is involved mainly and patient present with heayness in head , headache, watering from eyes/nose, discomfort in throat , mild cough , fever , bodyache etc. it will recover spontaneously within a period of 7 days . you should maintain proper hydration, take good nutritious dite, multivitamin tablet ,zink , vitamin C. For systemic symptom PAracetamol can be taken for symptomatic releief . take care .