<p>If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.<span> </span></p>
<p><b>In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Fast breathing or trouble breathing</li>
<li>Bluish or gray skin color</li>
<li>Not drinking enough fluids</li>
<li>Severe or persistent vomiting</li>
<li>Not waking up or not interacting</li>
<li>Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held</li>
<li>Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough</li>
</ul>
<p><b>In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath</li>
<li>Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen</li>
<li>Sudden dizziness</li>
<li>Confusion</li>
<li>Severe or persistent vomiting</li>
<li>Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough</li>
</ul>
<p> Also, please view <strong>Influenza Round Table: Warning Signs</strong>.</p>
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