Park Ridge, Illinois. Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a Chicago suburb. The population was 37,480 at the 2010 census. It is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, and rail transportation.
The flu, (depending upon the strain of virus), can appear between 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body. So it presents faster and harder than a cold. Rather than starting with nose or throat, it usually begins with a strong headache, body aches, painful to swallow, exhaustion and a high fever with chills.
Flu symptoms will often start quickly. You can start to feel sick about 1 to 7 days after you come in contact with the virus. Most of the time symptoms appear within 2 to 3 days. The flu spreads easily. It can affect a large group of people in a very short amount of time. For example, students and co-workers get sick within 2 or 3 weeks of the flu's arrival in a school or workplace.