[Emily S]

Many people have the misconception that the flu only happens during the winter, but this is not exactly true. The flu occurs most during the winter, but influenza can still circulate during the summer according to research. Although, the chances of you getting the flu during the summer are extremely low. Influenza survives better in colder and drier environments, which is why the flu season peaks in the winter.

If you believe you have the flu, research suggests that you most likely do not. However, you can still have symptoms of the flu but just have another illness that has overlapping symptoms. Check out the most common overlapping illnesses that you are most likely to mistake for the flu:

– common cold, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, bronchitis, food poisioning and lyme disease.

Click the link for more: https://www.healthline.com/health/summer-flu#symptoms

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