Lucy+flu+complication+notes

Complication list of the flu: You can get pneumonia from the flu because your lungs are weakened. Bronchitis: a respiratory infection from the flu that causes long-term problems.
 * all of these are common complications of the flu
 * __Pneumonia:__** This lung infection is one of the most serious possible complications

Symptoms of complications will usually appear after you start feeling better. After a short period of time of improvement, you may suddenly get:
 * High fever
 * Shaking chills
 * Chest pains with each breath
 * Coughing that produces thick, yellow-greenish-colored mucus
 * Dry cough
 * Headache
 * sore throat
 * stuffy nose



There are several serious symptoms: You can have flu complications if you get a bacterial infection, which can cause pneumonia.
 * Bacterial pneumonia
 * ear infections
 * sinus infections
 * dehydration
 * bronchitis
 * DEATH

Most people who get the flu recover within 1-2 weeks. However, some people develop serious, life threatening complications like pneumonia. In an average season, the flu kills 20,000 people.

While the body is busy fighting off the flu, you may be less able to resist a second infection. Older people and people with chronic illnesses run a higher risk of getting a second infection, especially pneumonia.

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/flu/complic.htm

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