James Cox
Flu cases have spiked leading to a recommendation that anti-virals be used on severe cases.
Figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show Influenza viruses are now circulating in Ireland.
Thirty-seven lab confirmed cases were recorded last week, which is just under a quarter of all cases since the flu season began back in October.
Killarney GP Gary Stack has this advice for people suffering from flu at home: "Medication is only one part of it. Step one should be reducing the layers of clothes someone is wearing; if you're feeling cold or shivery and you put on extra clothes, your temperature will rise and it will actually make you feel sicker.
"Secondly on a bed I would suggest not using a quilt or duvet, it's like wrapping your self in tinfoil. Use a sheet or blanket but not a quilt or duvet.
"Thirdly plenty to drink, all kinds of fluids, hot or cold, because part of the body's response to a virus is to lose appetite."
