Some people who are ill, misdiagnose it as the flu. They think they have influenza when they really don't. Influenza can a serious illness. It can be fatal. It's like the worst bronchitis you can get.
Influenza is a respiratory, tracheal, bronchial illness.
Some people think influenza is an abdominal problem, because they have abdominal pain, vomitting and diarrhea. The biggest misconception is that influenza is a 24-hour illness. It is not. One thing that osteopathic physicians do to help is something called rib raising. There's also something called the thoracic pump, to kind of get the ribs moving, the lungs moving and the lymphatic flow circulating.