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Article: FUJI FLU; Experts warn it's the most serious outbreak in years - so can you do anything to protect your child? Good Health.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 18, 2003
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Byline: SARAH SIMS
A DEADLY Chinese flu is sweeping the country with children seeming to be at particular risk. Eight children - aged between 18 months and 16 years - are feared to have died from the Fujian strain, which experts are warning is the most serious outbreak of flu in years.
The virus appears to exploit flaws in young immune systems or conditions such as a weak heart to cause fatal complications.
So how can you tell if your child is at risk - and what can you do to help?
What are the symptoms?
IT IS not always easy to differentiate between flu and the common cold.
But typically, flu symptoms tend to ...