 [ Symptoms ] can you get the flu in summer    i have all of the symptoms body aches headache dry cough    tight lungs fever goes down with aleve fatigue cold sweats my nose is not runny    i do not feel like i have a cold my daughter now has the same symptoms    does the flu go around in the summer months [ Disease ] while most flu activity occurs from october to may in the united states flu viruses are detected year round including at lower levels during the summer months if you have flu like symptoms and it is not flu season it is possible that you and your daughter have a flu like illness this means that you have a viral illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the flu but it may not be caused by influenza flu like illnesses can make you feel bad but they are less likely to cause severe symptoms and complications than influenza if you suspect that you or your daughter may have the flu contact your health care provider you may need to get tested so your doctor can determine if your symptoms are caused by influenza or something else if it is influenza antiviral drugs can be used to treat your illness antiviral drugs can make flu illness milder and shorten the time you and your daughter are sick hi yes have you never heard of summer flu if not you have now i would just take a few days of work sweat it out of you and get better but do keep the fluids going in and do not worry if you do not feel or want to eat hope this helps you good luck