Infectious Diseases - Flu

Seasonal flu occurs every year, usually in the winter. It is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, aching muscles, cough and sore throat - and because seasonal flu is a virus, antibiotics won't help.

For more information on the flu programme for 2011, see the attachments below.

Immunisation leaflet and translations are available from the NI Direct website

A chapter on influenza is available at: