Flu epidemic

Coughs, cold, fever at epidemic level

UNUSUALLY large numbers of people are falling ill with sore throats, the common cold, fever and diarrhoea - numbers large enough to classify the infections as an epidemic.
Last week, polyclinics saw more than 20,000 patients with such problems - an indication that the infections have passed the epidemic threshold and are now spreading rapidly in the community.

The above shouted at me from my Notebook PC display. Half of the family was afflicted for a while. Good to know what caused it and recover from it. Never thought this way when I was much younger. These days, who knows what more serious underlying cause may be supporting symptoms isn't it? It pays to develop a greater sensitivity to what your body is trying to tell you.