2 month baby flu treatment

Overview

Children younger than 5 years old, and especially those younger than 2 years, are at higher risk of developing serious flu-related complications.

CDC estimates that from the 2010-2011 season to the 2022-2023 season (excluding 2020-2021), flu-related hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years old each flu season have ranged from 6,000 to 25,000 annually in the United States.

Many more sick children have to go to a doctor, an urgent care center, or the emergency room because of flu.

Complications from flu among children can include the following:

• Pneumonia (an illness where the lungs get infected and inflamed),
• Dehydration (when a child's body loses too much water and salts, often because fluid losses are greater than fluid intake),
• Worsening of long-term medical problems like heart disease or asthma,
• Brain dysfunction,
• Sinus problems, and
• Ear infections.

In rare cases, flu complications can lead to death.