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#fluchat T8 In addition to your vaccinations, stay healthy by getting plenty of sleep, eat healthy every day, and get exercise every day.

#fluchat T8 Check with your clinician. Are you really up to date on all your vaccines? Are your loved ones?

RT @mnhealth T7: For those with a chronic condition, antivirals can mean the difference between having a mild or a serious illness. #fluchat

#fluchat T7 Antivirals are hard to use given they have to be used right away; best bet is prevention with vaccines!

#fluchat T7 Others for whom antivirals should be considered are those who live in the household as those at high risk for complications.

#fluchat T7 On average antivirals against the flu shorten the illness by one day on average.

#fluchat T7 But antivirals work best if given in the first day of illness and may not work at all after the second day.

#fluchat T7 Mayo Clinic experts recommend those at high risk for complications who get the flu get antivirals.

#fluchat T7 Antivirals that work against influenza include oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza).

#fluchat T7 Antivirals are drugs that interfere with the flu virus's ability to invade the human cells.

#fluchat T6 People with flu-like illness should remain at home until at least 24 hours have gone by since they last had fever 100F or 37.8C

#fluchat My wife has asthma. Long before the vaccine was recommended for all, our family all got the flu vax each year to protect her.

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#fluchat T5 Lots of conditions can weaken your immune system and put you at risk for flu complications: eg cancer therapy, arthritis meds.

#fluchat T5 While high blood pressure is not a risk factor for flu complications, get the vaccine to protect yourself and others.

#fluchat T5 Metabolic conditions include diabetes mellitus both Type 1 and Type 2. Both put you at risk for flu complications.

#fluchat T5 In addition, neurological disorders that impair your ability to protect your airway put you at risk for flu complications.

#fluchat T5 Other chronic conditions include heart, kidney, liver, and metabolic disorders, as well as immune compromising disorders.