What Are the Symptoms of Flu?

It’s that time of year again – the season when you can suddenly find yourself with a virus so awful that makes you feel like you’ve been trampled by other shoppers at the Wal-Mart.  Flu symptoms can vary from mild (feeling like you were trampled at Target) to severe (again, Wal-Mart level trampling). 

Prevention is your best course of treatment, and you need to be prepared as we can never count on our government having enough vaccines to go around.   Until they have surplus that is, because the people who really needed most them have probably expired and are very likely being eaten by their cats.

We asked Dr. Gregory Petridiskski of the Mayon Clinic for advice on preventing seasonal flu. 
He told us:

“We will need to educate the public to make sure the available vaccines go to those who need them most.  If there is another shortage this year, healthy adults will likely be asked to just eat green, leafy vegetables. Broccoli, Spinach, Kale, even Broccoli Rabe whatever that is, if need be. They can easily use one of those facemasks to shield from germs, like the late Michael Jackson used to wear.  There’s suddenly a glut in the supply of those now.  They will also be asked to refrain from licking their palms after shaking someone’s hand, poking inanimate objects they find into their eyes, and French kissing doorknobs or even cell phones.  They can still feel free to pick their noses with their car keys if they please.  If you do think you have the flu, resisting the urge to blow your entire sinus cavity all over your co-workers' computer keyboards at work and staying at home is probably the best tactic.  Also get some rest and drink plenty of fluids.  The usual symptoms are as follows:

That should be easy enough to remember: F.A.R.T.”