Flu Complications WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Flu Complications
Flu complications usually appear after a brief period of improvement.1 Pneumonia is a common, yet serious complication.2 You may start to feel better and suddenly develop symptoms such as high fever, chills, pain when breathing, and coughing that produces thick, yellow-greenish-colored mucus.1 Other possible complications include muscle inflammation (myositis), infections of the central nervous system, pericarditis, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, or worsening of chronic medical conditions.2
Fast Facts:
- Reye's syndrome is a possible complication that can develop in some children after taking aspirin.1
- Adults over 50, children 6 months to 4 years, pregnant women, nursing home residents, people with heart or lung disease or a compromised immune system are at highest risk of developing flu complications.2
- According to the CDC, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized due to flu complications annually.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Flu (Influenza) Complications
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 WebMD: Flu Complications
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Complications of the flu, Influenza Complications, Complications of Influenza, Possible complications of the flu, Complication of the flu, Flu complication
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
