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Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season. What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?

It's that time of year, when you give everybody who coughs on the train a dirty look and tie your hands to your waist with elastic to keep from accidentally touching your face until you've had a chance to wash them under soap and water for at least three minutes. That's right. It's flu season. Here are some tips for coming out on the other side okay.

This season's flu is worse than in past years, in part because we have not seen this flu strain in a while and we don't have immunity. Maine state health officials believe it could get worse before it gets better.

The flu season has hit Maine early this year. Normally the increase in flu cases comes after the holidays with all of its travel and gatherings. Now the flu is to blame for the death of 6 year old girl from Benton.

Oh boy here we go, my first sickness of the winter season. At some point this evening, I started getting a bit light headed and didn't think much about it, but then on my drive home it hit, the shivers. Can't believe it's the weekend and here I am getting sick.

Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade. Health officials said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating tends to make people sicker than other types. But there is some good news!

Influenza has officially arrived in Maine. The first two positive influenza 'A' cases were detected early last week. According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) these cases were in a young adult from Aroostook county and a teenager from Penobscot county.