Flu Treatment

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Some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are similar, making it hard to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Diagnostic testing can help determine if you are sick with the flu or COVID-19.

Flu Testing

If you get sick with flu, antiviral drugs may be a treatment option.

Check with your doctor promptly if you are at high risk of serious flu complications and you get flu symptoms. People at high risk of flu complications include young children, adults 65 years of age and older, pregnant women, and people with certain medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.

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When used for treatment, antiviral drugs can lessen symptoms and shorten the time you are sick by 1 or 2 days. They also can prevent serious flu complications, like pneumonia. For people at high risk of serious flu complications, treatment with antiviral drugs can mean the difference between milder or more serious illness possibly resulting in a hospital stay. CDC recommends prompt treatment for people who have influenza infection or suspected influenza infection and who are at high risk of serious flu complications.

What You Need to Know

Learn what to do if you are sick and what steps you should take to protect others.

What are Flu Antiviral Drugs

Prescription medications called “antiviral drugs” can be used to treat flu illness.

What to do if you get sick

Stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care.

Caring for Someone Sick

Find tips to care for others who are sick with flu illness.

If you get sick with flu, antiviral drugs may be a treatment option.

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