Many believe that the flu is just a transient disease, they take the painkillers at home and then forget about it, but this health disorder presents human health to serious and long-term disorders, to the point that death can result.
According to a study conducted at Columbia University in New York, the flu increases the chances of stroke by 40 percent, and the risk remains up to a year of exposure to the flu.
The researchers have yet to determine why the flu has such serious consequences, but they are likely to be caused by some of the internal infections caused by the disease.
The study confirms the value of the treatment of influenza treatments and vaccines, especially that recovery from the disease in a few days does not mean the end of health problems, according to the newspaper "Daily Mail" British.
It is known in the medical community that influenza, which is linked more to winter months, can lead to serious and deadly complications such as pneumonia, sepsis and heart disease.
The study, supervised by researcher Emilia Boim, relied on a large sample of 30,912 people who had been admitted to hospital for stroke and stroke.
The researchers monitored patients' medical records over the past two years. The results showed that people who had been hospitalized for influenza during the previous 15 days were 40 percent more likely to have a stroke.
