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Do Body Ache, Cough And A Skin Rash Indicate Flu?
My husband and I thought we had the standard flu....body aches, headache, coughing and a fever of 101.+ for three days...fever has subsided and now just dealing with a wracking cough but I broke out with a rash on my chest last night and still have it. Doesn’t itch. He broke out with a rash on his back and it does itch...is that from the flu or are we dealing with something else..?
Tue, 2 Jan 2018
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Influenza causes a cough, fever, and body aches, and is "going around" in the US right now, so there is a good chance that it is flu. But flu doesn't typically cause a rash. However a viral infection (which is what flu is) can cause a post-viral exanthem (rash). Still, I advise you both to go in to be checked as rashes can be from other causes (such as a strep throat) and other reasons as well.
Influenza causes a cough, fever, and body aches, and is "going around" in the US right now, so there is a good chance that it is flu. But flu doesn't typically cause a rash. However a viral infection (which is what flu is) can cause a post-viral exanthem (rash). Still, I advise you both to go in to be checked as rashes can be from other causes (such as a strep throat) and other reasons as well.
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