Doctors Reveal Why This Year’s Flu Feels Worse — And What You Can Do To Avoid It
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If you think flu symptoms are worse this year, you're not alone.
All over the internet (and in day-to-day conversations), people who recently had (or currently have) the flu are saying their symptoms are worse than previous flu seasons — more congestion, worse body aches, chills that linger for days.
“What is with the flu going around this year? why does it feel 10x worse and last for nearly 2 whole weeks?!” one person wrote on Threads. Another person posted on Instagram that she has “never experienced anything like that in my life.”
It sounds pretty scary, and this certainly is a scarier flu season.
According to Centers for Disease Control data, there have been at least 15 million cases of flu this season so far. In the same timeframe last year, the U.S. experienced 9.1 million flu cases.
With lots of flu circulating, do you need to worry about more severe symptoms, too? Here’s what doctors say.
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