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What Are The Symptoms Of Flu?

Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2014

Question: Reference to your mail concerning with Symptom of Flu. My wife is having same type of symptom such as fever, Body Heache, Fatique and cold.

Kindly guide me for medication.

XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
How long has she been suffering?

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Well, in most cases the infective organism behind common flu is not very harmful.I will need more details to understand her condition and direct you further.

1. How long has she been suffering with this illness?
2. Have you recorded her temperature during the peak of fever? If yes, may I know the readings?
3. How bad is the headache? - Does it affect her sleep?
4. What other symptoms does she have - does she have vomiting, loose stool, increased urination, burning sensation while passing urine, abdominal pain, etc.?
5. Has she ever been out of the country?
6. How are you treating her currently?

Awaiting your response...

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (22 minutes later)

Point wise reply is as below;

1. She is suffering from 4-5 days.
2. Tempreture is not too high, it is in tha range of 100-101.
3. Headache is not too bad. but headache always give trouble.
4. No such type of symptoms as describe above.
5. No, he was not out of country.
6. Exactly, i do not have knowledge, but in previous year also, she was having such type of health problem and that time she consulted to Doctor. Same medicine, she is having this year also. I will let you know about medicine with in an hour.

Regards,

XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Will wait for your inputs...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I shall wait for your further inputs about the treatment given.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar