 |  | | From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor | | | Flu season is upon us and while teens are generally a healthy population, they are still susceptible to this really unpleasant illness. Here's how to help prevent the flu and what to do if you get it! | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | | The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that all children from the ages of 6 months to nineteen years old get a flu shot for this upcoming flu season. Here are 3 great reasons for teens to get flu shots. READ NOW | | | | Many teens don't realize that getting a flu vaccine meant actually getting a flu shot each year, though. Fortunately, there is been an alternative: the FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine. READ NOW | | | | The flu is an infection that is caused by the flu virus. That sounds like a simple enough explanation, but things get a lot more complicated when you start talking about the actual flu virus. READ NOW | | | | Typically, people are told to just treat the symptoms of a cold or the flu and make the sick person comfortable, because these common infections are caused by viruses and there are no treatments. While symptomatic treatments are important to help your child feel better, this is not totally true anymore. There are many medications available now to help treat the flu. READ NOW | | | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | | | | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics
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