The summer flu is the general term for illnesses known as respiratory illnesses which cause symptoms that are similar to the regular flu.
The summer flu however is not caused by the influenza virus that causes the normal flu.
The illnesses that are also known as the summer flu which can be caused by several different viruses include RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus), Enterovirus, which also includes the coxsackivirus, Adenovrus and Rhinovirus.
The symptoms of the summer flu include runny nose, nausea, body aches, fever, fatigue, sore throat, congestion, sneezing and coughing.
The summer flu symptoms often go away within 7 yo 10 days and you should stay hydrated and get plenty of rest to help you recover from the summer flu.
The common diseases and other conditions in summer are hay fever, Typhoid, viral gastroenteritis, respiratory viruses, enterovirus, swimmer's ear, food poisoning, heatstroke and dehydration.
The summer flu, Lyme disease, hyperthermia, conjunctivitis, mumps and chickenpox are also common in summer
While most sickness and viruses or illnesses are common in fall and winter you can get get sick at anytime of the year including spring and summer.
You can get viral infections and even respiratory infections in summer.
While many viral infections are more common in the fall and winter months you can get viral infections including the flu, COVID, pneumonia etc in the summer months.
Common viral infections you can get in the summer are enteroviruses, respiratory viruses and viral gastroenteritis.
I've also gotten the flu before in the summer months although I most commonly get the flu in October which I just got over.
The diseases and conditions that are common during summertime include.
Food poisoning.
Sunburn.
Heat stroke.
Dehydration.
Asthma.
Chickenpox.
Hay fever.
Conjunctivitis.
Flu.
Insect bites and stings.
Lyme disease.
Mumps.
Summer problems.
Waterborne disease.
Diarrhea.
Measles.
Skin rash.
Skin condition.
Headache.
Heat cramps.
Hyperthermia.
Jaundice.
Sunstroke.
Swimmer's ear.
Heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rash are very common during summer time.