Basically, there is a temporary vaccine against flu and those most likely to benefit from it include the elderly, people with damaged immune systems and the very young. These people are at greater risk of serious complications that can be fatal.

For the majority of people with flu, however, the symptoms can be treated with bed rest and over-the-counter drugs. The most difficult symptoms to treat are aches and pains, high fever and a lingering cough. Once a person has the flu, they should:

• Take paracetamol to treat the high fever and aches and pains;
• Take a linctus to treat the cough or drink lots of hot, sweet fruit drinks, such as hot lemon with honey;
• Because the fever causes sweating and dries out the body, patients should increase the amount of juices, water and hot drinks they take;
• Smoking aggravates the flu so patients should steer clear of smoky atmospheres;
• People with a high fever and muscle pain should rest in bed. This should relieve the aches and pains and will ensure the virus is not spread.

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