Sneezing.  Coughing.  Sometimes the throat just aches every time you try to swallow.

It hits you...YOU are getting sick.  And if fatigue and a fever is added to your list of symptoms, there is a good chance that you've got influenza.  According to the World Health Organization, there are about a billion cases of influenza every year.  Unfortunately, about 3 million to 5 million of those cases end up being severe.

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10 Hotspots in Minnesota + Wisconsin Where You Are Most Likely To Catch The Flu

This is a little OCD but I bleach our sinks, wipe off door handles, light switches, and have made it a habit every week to wipe common surfaces down.  The reason is because I have someone in my house who doesn't have an immune system.  If he got the flu vaccine, it would be out of his body in less than 30 days.  If he got the flu, it could kill him.

Every Monday, I also wipe down all of the common surfaces where I work.  Keeping me healthy will keep my family member healthy.  And ater taking a glance at a list by Eat This, Not That about places where influenza germs are the worst, I'm glad I've been spraying Lysol in the studio each week.  Our workplace is on the list!

Grab some hand sanitizer and scroll through the top 10 spots below where influenza germs are waiting for you.

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