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The time from when a person is exposed

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to influenza or flu virus to when the

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symptoms begin is generally about 1-4

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days . Dr . Mansfield . Can you tell us

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what these symptoms are ? Of course ,

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Dr . Green . For most people , flu

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symptoms start suddenly , not gradually .

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These symptoms usually include fever

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and chills , cough , sore throat ,

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runny or stuffy nose muscle or body

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aches , headaches and fatigue . Some

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people may also have vomiting and

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diarrhea , but this is more common in

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young Children than in adults . It's

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important to note that although fever

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is very common with the flu , not

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everyone who has the flu has a fever .

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Most symptoms go away in 4-7 days , but

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coughing and fatigue may last for weeks .