Feverish

I think I’ve got what’s going around. I don't feel like writing in the blog. Why does my doctor give flu shots in November, if the flu is going around in August? I just read this at USA Today: Q: I am the principal at a school in Missouri and I get parents calling all the time saying "Johnny won't be at school today, he has the 24-hour flu". Having taught science for 17 years I tell them there is no such thing. Where can I find proof to back my claim?

A: The 24-hour flu does not exist, say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The flu is a respiratory disease and not a stomach or intestinal disease. The fever and body aches associated with the flu lasts three to four days — not 24 hours. Then would someone please tell me why I only ever get these things for twenty-four hours or so? And it’s whatever everybody else gets, and they call it the flu… Well, there are non-respiratory aspects to this, but what is it?