Warning: Flu bug ready to bite


Itchy and scratchy: More people are getting sore throat following an increase in influenza cases. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: While the Covid-19 situation in the country is slowly improving, health experts have advised the people to brace for the seasonal flu by taking precautions and consuming more fluids.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) family medicine specialist Dr Mastura Mohd Sopian said that more patients were seeking treatment for influenza-related illnesses, but none of their symptoms was associated with other illnesses such as headache, myalgia, nausea and vomiting or eye pain.

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