Cold & flu health centre

Overview & facts

Symptoms & types

Diagnosis & tests

Treatment & care

Home remedies

Diet & exercise

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What is flu?

Symptoms

Diagnosis

Treatment

Home remedies

Diet

Exercise

Overview & facts

Discover all you need to know about flu, including what causes flu and what increases your risk of catching it. Also, learn some proven ways to prevent flu with an annual flu vaccination and simple lifestyle strategies. We want you to stay well and avoid getting flu this year.

What is flu?

Worried about catching the flu? Then check out these flu basics. Learn all about flu and how it’s different from a cold. Then take steps to protect yourself and your family from flu misery.

Stomach flu or influenza?

What is flu anyway? Do you get gastrointestinal or respiratory problems with flu? Learn the differences between a stomach flu and influenza so you can identify and treat your flu symptoms properly.

Flu glossary

Common flu terms explained.

Causes

Causes of Flu

Find out about the viruses that cause flu and how it spreads.

Prevention

Flu prevention strategies

Flu prevention is well worth the effort. Learn simple strategies to prevent flu, and start using them today.

Flu vaccination: influenza vaccine and side effects

Undecided about getting a flu jab this year? Vaccination may be your best protection against the flu virus. Learn more about the influenza vaccine and its side effects and see if it’s right for you.