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I had the flu a few times as a kid. I didn’t ever think it was that bad. I had the flu 2 years ago and I wasn’t right for a month. As you get older you immune s
by S_A_P 9y ago
I had the flu a few times as a kid. I didn’t ever think it was that bad. I had the flu 2 years ago and I wasn’t right for a month. As you get older you immune system weakens and 3-5 days of 102-103 fever is enough to make you think you’re dying.
- bitL 9y agoMaybe it was some stronger mutation? I had flu 2 years ago as well and it knocked me down for a month and then took another 5 months to recover fully, i.e. it kicked me back fitness-wise almost half a year. Still having some minor sleep issues since.
- refurb 9y agoActually it's the opposite. Young adults often have a very strong (too strong?) immune response that can make them very sick.