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An Overview of Influenza

The flu or influenza is contagious for a few days after people are sick. The flu spreads so quickly and the normally contagious illness peaks about two days after, explains Dr. Andrew Forster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, who also talks about the ways to prevent germs and how long the flu lasts.

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