New online tool helps users assess their flu symptoms

ROCHESTER, Minn.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 36,000 Americans die each year of complications of influenza and more than 200,000 are hospitalized. Sometimes it’s hard for people to know if their symptoms mean they have the flu and whether they should seek medical attention. The new flu symptoms self-assessment can help answer those questions.

The assessment takes less than a minute to complete and provides users with guidance on when to seek medical care. The interactive tool also identifies self-care steps to ease symptoms whether or not flu is the likely cause.

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The flu symptoms self-assessment can be found with other health assessment tools within the Monitor My Health section of the Mayo Clinic EmbodyHealth portal. For more information or for access to our demo site, call 800-430-9699 (toll free) or visit our Web site.

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