Symptoms:Symptoms to look for in your child are fever, headache, tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, and body aches. Symptoms start 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body. A child can spread the flu starting one day before he/she feels sick. Children can spread the virus for longer than 7 days.
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If your child contracts influenza, you should make sure he/she gets plenty of rest and drinks plenty of liquids. You can also give your child medication (that contain no aspirin) to relieve the flu-like symptoms. Giving aspirin to children who have influenza can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome. Since influenza is caused by a virus, antibiotics (like penicillin) don't work to cure it.
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Find more information about Influenza at the Centers for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov/health/