FLU!
If you think you have flu
do not come to the surgery
Phone NHS direct 0844647 www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
or your doctor on 01273 604220 -for further advice
These are the symptoms of flu (influenza):-
After an incubation period of between
one and four days, there is an abrupt
onset of:
After two to five days the fever ceases and there is a slow recovery.
In most patients flu is a self-limiting disease which should be treated symptomatically with:
You should to stay at home and keep away from people who might be particularly vulnerable to flu.
Flu is caused by a virus and does not need treatment with antibiotics unless complications occur.
People at high risk of complications of flu include those with chronic illnesses such as Asthma COPD Heart Disease Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and those aged over 65. These people or their carer should contact your doctor by telephone during the early stage of flu for more advice.
