Northwest Urgent Care: Here to Help You and Your Family During Flu Season

It's October, which means the onset of influenza (or "the flu") season. Flu often spikes when students go back to school in the fall, winter residents return to Tucson, and people spend more time indoors due to cooler temperatures.

Flu can cause mild to severe illness, with symptoms ranging from fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, headaches, and fatigue — and it can take you out of work or school for a miserable week or two.

If you're 65 or older, are living with a chronic medical condition like asthma, diabetes, or heart disease, or are pregnant, the flu can present more serious complications. That's why staying well throughout the flu (and other respiratory disease) season is so important.

In addition to all you're already doing to prevent catching the flu — washing your hands frequently, avoiding people who are sick, getting regular primary care checkups, and scheduling your CDC-recommended flu vaccine — you have an additional tool at your disposal with Northwest Urgent Care.

If you have the flu or other respiratory illness and can't get to your primary care doctor within a quick timeframe, or your symptoms are severe — although not severe enough to warrant a visit to the Emergency Department — our 15+ Northwest Urgent Cares are here for you. Healthcare professionals at all of these locations can help diagnose your illness, suggest ways to ease your symptoms, and prescribe medications to get you feeling better soon.