The FLU

[Mo Quan]

 Influenza is mostly 
>a respiratory virus, which means if you have diarrhea and vomitting,
you don't
>have the flu, you have food poisoning.
>

Wait a minute - in the late 1960s I was in 8th grade and came down with
the Asian Flu going around at that time.  Sick enough to be losing 4
pounds in an evening from diarrhea and vomiting.  The fever was killer,
also.  I don't recall any respiratory symptoms (coughing, etc.).  This
was food poisoning?  I'm not trying to be smart ass here.  I'm truly
curious.

-Mo