flu-like
Achy and feverish
Flu-like describes symptoms resembling influenza—fever, body aches, fatigue, chills: The medication may cause flu-like side effects.
Medical contexts use it to characterize illness presentations without confirming actual influenza: She presented with flu-like symptoms.
Dull persistent pains
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- feverElevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
headache · congestion · sore throat · runny nose · muscle pain · weakness · sneezing · nausea
Microscopic infectious agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- ailmentMinor health problem
- unwellExperiencing poor health
sickness · cold · respiratory infection · stomach bug · COVID · bronchitis · pneumonia · strep
To distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
exposure · infectious · airborne · droplets · quarantine · incubation · carrier · communicable
Cessation of activity
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
antibiotics · antivirals · bed rest · chicken soup · fluids · sleep · recuperation · convalescence
aches
Dull persistent pains
fatigue · headache · congestion · sore throat · runny nose · muscle pain · weakness · sneezing · nausea · vomiting
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- ailmentMinor health problem
unwell · sickness · cold · respiratory infection · stomach bug · COVID · bronchitis · pneumonia · strep · mono
spread
To distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
pandemic · exposure · infectious · airborne · droplets · quarantine · incubation · carrier · communicable · contamination
rest
Cessation of activity
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
immune response · antibiotics · antivirals · bed rest · chicken soup · fluids · sleep · recuperation · convalescence · over-the-counter
flu-likediagnosed
Determined a medical condition
confirmed · specific · definitive · identified · documented