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CHOA shares advice for treating symptoms of flu

Flu advice from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

ATLANTA — Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is sharing advice from doctors on how people should be treating symptoms of the flu.

Doctors said to treat flu symptoms such as fever and body aches, acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be used. They urge families not to use aspirin, aspirin-containing products or cough/cold medicines.

Families are reminded to be mindful of other over-the-counter medicines that also contain acetaminophen, as too much can be fatal, doctors said.

At least 84 children have died so far this flu season, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC said that of those who died, three-fourths of them did not receive the flu vaccine.

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Parents, please read: To treat flu symptoms such as fever and body aches, acetaminophen OR ibuprofen can be used. Do not...

Posted by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Monday, February 19, 2018