Ruby Bridges was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, to Abon and Lucille Bridges. When she was four years old, the family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. Symptoms can be mild to severe. The most common symptoms include: a high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and feeling tired. These symptoms typically begin two days after exposure to the virus and most last less than a week. The cough, however, may last for more than two weeks.
Other important facts. 1  Both colds and flu are caused by a virus but the symptoms of influenza are usually more severe. 2  Antibiotics have no effect against influenza. 3  Damp or cold cannot cause influenza. 4  People are seldom infected by the same type of influenza twice because resistance develops within two or four weeks.