What is seasonal influenza (Flu)?
Seasonal influenza, often called 'the Flu', is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by an influenza virus and spread efficiently from person to person. Outbreaks of seasonal flu follow largely predictable seasonal patterns and occur annually

How Does It Spread?
Flu spreads when anyone inhale droplets that are coughed up or sneezed by an infected person, or when they come in direct contact with mucus or spit from someone who has the flu.

Kids can spread the flu a day before their symptoms start, and 5-7 days after they get sick. It can easily move from kid to kid as they share things while playing or in class rooms.

What are the symptoms of Flu in Kids?
It’s not always easy to tell if your child has the flu. The illness comes on fast and is more intense than a cold. Kids tend to feel worse during the first 2 or 3 days they're sick. Symptoms include:

• • A sudden, high-grade fever up to 104 degrees F
• • Chills and shakes with the fever
• • Extreme tiredness
• • Headache and body aches
• • Dry, hacking cough
• • Sore throat
• • Vomiting and belly pain

Is there any Vaccine available for Flu?
Influenza vaccines, also known as flu shots or flu jabs, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses.

When is the best time to get Flu vaccination?
Because flu season vary in length and severity, you may go for flu vaccine dose as soon as the vaccine is available and throughout the entire flu season.

Why should I get vaccine dose every year?
The flu viruses are constantly changing. Generally new influenza virus strains circulate every flu season. Each Year, before flu season, the most recent circulating viruses are identified by the World Health Organization [WHO] and included in a new vaccine formula order to offer the best protection.