Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny nose, headaches, body aches and sometimes fever. Many people describe flu symptoms as feeling like they’ve been hit by a truck.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the flu is on the rise across the country with emergency room visits up more than 5%. The agency released the new flu data Friday, despite the Trump administration's halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.