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HealthThe real reason Freshers Flu makes you so ill

Freshers Flu appears to affect almost every student each year. With hundreds of thousands preparing to return to university, the report examines why illness is so common in the first weeks of term and why many people say it feels worse than an ordinary cold.

BBBC News 2026-09-08 16:00