Yep, the flu can floor a person for a week as well.
I had the China flu, it was not as bad as the flu I had in January 1993. I was treated better then than this time. The doctors actually gave me the “go home and take plenty of fluids, keep your fever down” treatment. I am 67 years old and am being treated for cancer. I went to the ER and they put me in an exam room and left me alone for 8 hours. Even ignoring my button pushing. No fluids were given, though the vein catheter was in place. Nothing to drink. I had to call my daughter and get her to call them and bitch them out, they got me a glass of water finally, and then kicked me out. From my observations, the doctors and nurses spent more time than normal yucking it up, the Hospital was nearly empty, though they were only allowing Mexican nationals to be in the waiting room with family. Mine were disallowed from the premises, per the policy.