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Selects: How the Flu Works

2025/3/15
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Josh and Chuck discuss the differences between the flu and the common cold, highlighting symptoms and personal anecdotes about experiencing both.
  • The flu often causes severe body aches and fever, unlike the common cold.
  • The flu is a respiratory illness, whereas the stomach flu is a misnomer.
  • Seasonal flu can lead to serious complications, sometimes resulting in death.

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Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on to another hapless victim. But flu viruses can mutate and once in awhile they turn into something much deadlier, a pandemic that can kill millions. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

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