how long does it take for the flu to incubate
The time between the exposure to the virus and the symptoms to appear is called the incubation period. The normal incubation period for flu is about 3-5 days. After the incubation period, you start displaying symptoms and excreting enough viruses to infect people around you. It will start with a mild headache, but the next day, you will have a few aches with a low fever. It will turn into a high fever on the third day with a runny nose.