Respiratory Influenza Symptoms
Sufferers experience a sudden four to five degree rise in body temperature (sometimes spiking as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit in children) that is often accompanied by violent chills.
Severe, disorienting headaches along the side of the head and temples are sometimes accompanied by nausea or sensitivity to light.- Although sufferers may not have a runny nose (that symptom comes with other viruses that may follow), they do often suffer repeated bouts of sneezing.
- The raw sore throat that often accompanies the flu should be closely monitored because it may also be due to other viruses, be the sign of a sinus condition overshadowed by the misery of the flu or even merit a test for a "strep" infection.
- Influenza brings a violent, non-productive cough that can last for a week or more after the fever and aches subside.