The flu can spread when people:

• sneeze
• cough.

You can also get the flu if you touch something that someone with the flu has sneezed or coughed on.

Like a door handle.

The flu is more common in Autumn and Winter.

But you can get the flu any time.

You can spread the flu before you start to feel unwell.

And you are most likely to spread it in the first 5 days of being sick.

Children can spread the flu for up to 10 days.

Some people might spread the flu for longer.