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TEST YOUR FLU KNOWLEDGE

Flu Quiz

How much do you know about the flu? Take this brief quiz and find out. Determine whether you think the following statements are fact or myth, and click the "submit" button below to get your score.

Question 1
Cold and flu symptoms are often confused.
MYTH
FACT

Question 2
The flu virus is usually passed on from droplets shed by an infected person during coughing or sneezing.

MYTH
FACT

Question 3
Bacterial pneumonia is a life-threatening complication of the flu.

MYTH
FACT

Question 4
Antibiotics will cure the flu.

MYTH
FACT

Question 5
Influenza leads to 150,000 hospitalizations and 30,000 to 40,000 deaths each year.

MYTH
FACT

Question 6
Flu is seasonal and generally occurs from October through May.

MYTH
FACT

Question 7
Your doctor can prescribe an antiviral medication to shorten the duration of the flu.

MYTH
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