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Flu services offered in Cicero and Chicago, IL
The flu affects up to 20% of the population every year. The sooner you address your symptoms, the lower your chances of contracting severe complications and spreading the illness to those around you. The team at Cermak Immediate Care provides comprehensive and effective flu treatments to men, women, and families living in and around Cicero and the Marshall Square neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Their expert treatments allow you to fight this devastating respiratory illness expediently. Are you experiencing flu symptoms? Call Cermak Immediate Care or request an appointment online today. Walk-ins are also welcome.
What is the flu?
The flu refers to a notoriously contagious type of viral respiratory illness that spreads from the lower and upper respiratory tract. If left untreated, the flu can cause severe side effects and infect those around you.
What are the different types of flu?
The flu can be divided into five separate types, each one with its own set of side effects and spreading ability. Cermak Immediate Care helps you treat symptoms related to flu that travels from animal to human and from human to human.
The five different types of flu include:
- Influenza A: birds and mammals
- Influenza B: seals and mammals
- Influenza C: rare and epidemic
- Avian flu: birds to humans in Asia, Africa, and Europe
- Swine flu: pigs to humans in the United States
What are the common symptoms of the flu?
The flu sometimes has symptoms similar to those of a common cold– except they’re more severe. The team at Cermak Immediate Care can help to differentiate the two and offer appropriate treatment. The primary difference between a cold and the flu is that cold symptoms develop over time while flu symptoms often begin with little or no warning.
Generally speaking, common symptoms of the flu include, but are not limited to:
- Sudden cold sweats and chills
- Sharp headaches
- Continuous dry cough
- Sore throat
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Fever (100.4°F and above)
- Congestion
If you’re exhibiting symptoms of the flu, it’s important that you contact Cermak Immediate Care without delay to avoid spreading the illness to others and to prevent serious complications.
How do you treat the flu?
The best treatment for the flu is preventive. At Cermak Immediate Care, the team offers year-round flu shots to protect you from the virus. You should do this every year to ensure immunization.
If you haven’t gotten a flu shot and are now suffering from influenza, the team at Cermak Immediate Care recommends antiviral medication, such as Tamiflu® or Relenza®, or painkillers to help muscle-related symptoms.
If you do have the flu, it’s essential that you stay indoors and avoid contact with others. The team at Cermak Immediate Care also recommends that you drink plenty of water and get as much rest as you can so that the medication can take effect.
Having the flu is a serious condition. Contact the team at Cermak Immediate Care by phone, request an appointment online, or simply walk into the nearest office today.