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SEASONAL INFLUENZA 
 
Plain Talk About Influenza (the flu)
 

The following is the content from a special influenza self-care issue of English Express, a publication for adults improving their English reading skills. The magazine is published 10 times a year by Alberta Advanced Education and is distributed to English-as-a-second-language programs, adult literacy programs, schools and public libraries in Alberta.  

What is influenza (the flu)?

How does the flu spread?

Symptoms for adults

The flu can be serious

How to protect yourself and others from the flu

What to do when adults get the flu

Over-the-counter medicine can help

When to go to the doctor

Children and the flu

What is an influenza (flu) pandemic?

What to do if there is a pandemic

Bird flu in the news

The flu is different from a cold and the stomach flu

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04-Dec-2006

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