Flu season and living with HIV

January 2010     View PDF     En español     Email a question

Influenza, or simply the flu, is a serious respiratory infection that makes hundreds of thousands of Americans ill each year. It can cause many complications for people with damaged immune systems, including people living with HIV.

Despite improved prevention and treatment, the flu still causes 36,000 deaths in the US each year. This publication provides an overview of seasonal flu disease with a focus on preventing the illness. For more complete information on H1N1 flu, read Project Inform’s publication, Novel H1N1 and concerns for people living with HIV.