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Flu notes What does the flu virus look like?
 * virus are much smaller than cells.

There are different types of flu virus.

How does a virus get into a cell?
 * A cell has a nucleus, and the porteins are receptors. The porteins are on the outside of the cell.

a fever slows the body down.

Top 3 reasons to get a flu vaccine? 1. Death- so you don't die. Each year over 36,000 people die, and most people are 65 years of age or older. More people die than any other disease. 2. 200,000 people go to the hospital, mostly children, and people over the age of 65 due to the flu. You need to get the vaccine so you wont spread. 3. It protects other people.