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What You Need to Know About the Flu
Help protect yourself and your family by knowing more about the flu:
- The flu is a contagious virus, not a bacterial infection. It is spread from one person to another when a person infected with the flu coughs or sneezes. Sometimes, people can become infected by touching their nose or mouth after touching an object infected by the flu virus.2, 3
- Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May. A pandemic outbreak of flu may occur at any time of the year.2, 3, 18
- A flu vaccination is your best protection against the flu. Flu strains may vary every year and from area to area. If you are exposed to a strain of the flu that your flu shot doesn't protect against, you may still get the flu.2
- Antibiotics, over-the-counter treatments and home remedies such as chicken soup do not treat or prevent the flu. Prescription flu medicines like Tamiflu can stop the virus from spreading in the body.1, 2 Learn about antivirals.
- Most healthy adults can infect others one day before and five to seven days after they become sick. This means that you can pass on the flu to someone else before you know you have the virus, as well as after you become sick.2
- A typical case of the flu can last a few days to up to 2 weeks.2
- The flu can be a serious illness, particularly for people aged 65 and older, and those with chronic illnesses.4, 5
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