"Coughs and sneezes spread diseases", as the old saying goes and that is true of any contagious illness.

As children we are taught, Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze and never in someone’s face. Apart from being a filthy thing to do it is only manners not to cover someone else in saliva and mucus.

Flu (any type) will carry complications, that's the nature of the virus and sadly the nature natural selection, weed out the weak and frail.

Personally,
I find hot natural lemon drinks, 1 glass, sweetened with honey every hour.
Any citrus sweets to encourage natural salivation.
Gargling with soluble aspirin 600mg every six hours. (or paracetamol) but I don't think that paracetamol can hold a candle to aspirin.
Camphorated oil rubbed into chest and back four times a day to help avoid congestion and a little back patting and gentle shaking to shift the 'crud' from the old lungs.
A couple of spots of olbas oil on a tissue to help the thick head.
Keep the air moist to avoid that awful 'crusty' feeling.
Optrex a couple of time a day to stop dry eyes.
At least four cups of strong black coffee a day to help with any build up of fluid.
To state the obvious, light cotton clothing and plenty of pillows. Rest is so important, anyone struggling to work or do anything other than sitting or in bed is asking for trouble.

I got a flu shot once years ago on doctors advice. It worked. I got the worst case of the flu of my life and was down for a week. Never again. I flat refuse to get any kind of flu shot, I don't care who says I should. I've had the flu, a pretty mild case, once in the last 12 years so I see no good reason for it and, honestly, I seriously doubt the efficacy of those vaccines. If the Govt makes it mandatory I'll simply be an outlaw.

Sister's allergies had turned into a nice cold and she had the bad luck to catch a stomach bug on top of it. She was feeling better this morning and able to keep down some food but the five year old daughter has it now.

Those bills they are trying to pass sound like they give them the right to impose martial law. Scary stuff...most of the police in this town are kinda jerks who are quick to have ego trips.

I simply don't know WHAT to believe because we're told that flu vaccines use DEAD virus components and that catching flu from flu vacines is a MYTH.

So? What's the TRUTH?

Also- some say not having the flu often isn't a good thing when it comes to preventing future flu outbreaks, because actually coming down WITH the flu is what builds up our metabolism's immunity AGAINST future flu.

SO? Again... WHAT TO BELEIVE?

I have not had a flu shot in a decade or more. And this year I feel I almost MUST get one.

But again... SO MUCH conflicting info out there...