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What to do if you have the flu

Story highlights Most patients don't need to go to emergency room, doctor says Temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit is normal for flu Taken early on, antiviral medications can ease symptoms Seek treatment if vomiting and sweating are excessive, doctor says You feel worse by the hour. Most flu patients should not go to an emergency room, said Dr. David Zich, internal medicine and emergency medicine physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Patients with normal flu symptoms should get a lot of rest and take painkillers to help with muscle aches, Zich said. It won’t help to take Tamiflu or Relenza as a preventative, because they are designed to treat symptoms, Zich said.

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