The real reason Freshers Flu makes you so ill | BBC News

Freshers Flu. The grim illness that seemingly impacts every single student, every single year. And with hundreds of thousands of students preparing to head back to university - it's certainly something worth preparing for.

So what's actually going on? Why does everyone seem to get Freshers Flu in the first few weeks of term? And why do so many say it feels worse than the average cold?

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