What Is the Flu Incubation Period?

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2. What Are Common Symptoms of the Flu?

The flu is notorious for coming on seemingly out of nowhere. Now that you know the incubation period lasts for a few days before you show symptoms, you may realize that the virus was lurking in your body for a few days until it reached the level that made you feel sick.

Flu symptoms can include a dry, hacking cough, fever, chills, dehydration, and nausea, especially in children.1(2020, August 31). Clinical signs & symptoms of influenza. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/clinical.htm If fever reaches a temperature of 102 or higher, get in touch with a doctor right away.

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