Flu season and living with HIV

October 2007     View PDF     En español

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 the disease with a focus on preventing the illness.