DARLINGTON - Flu is a contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. In 2009-10, a new and very different flu virus, 2009 H1N1, spread worldwide causing the first flu pandemic in more than 40 years. Flu is unpredictable, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects the 2009 H1N1 virus to spread this upcoming season along with other seasonal flu viruses.
Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
People infected with the flu are able to infect others from one day before getting sick to five to seven days after.
Questions about the flu can be directed to the Lafayette County Health Department at (608) 776-4895 or at www.lafayettecountyhealthdepartment.org.
Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
People infected with the flu are able to infect others from one day before getting sick to five to seven days after.
Questions about the flu can be directed to the Lafayette County Health Department at (608) 776-4895 or at www.lafayettecountyhealthdepartment.org.
