People often confuse flu symptoms with a cold. For those in the USA, the Center for Disease control has a website that tracks and maps confirmed flu cases.

Where I live, (from tracking our countries flu website) type A Flu seems to be what some folks seem to be getting:

Type A flu


This year's flu shot is supposed to protect against this flu. I got the shot, and my spouse did not. IMO, she has had this flu for a week - Luckily, I feel fine.