Well, it actually is a type of ‘influenza’, but let’s move away from the medical naming part..

They are all upper respiratory disease, ‘Bird Flu’, ‘Swine Flu / H1N1’, etc.

So yes, when people say it’s ‘like the flu’, it’s an oversimplification … but they are not totally wrong either.

A lot of pregnant women can get hit by the ‘seasonal flu’ as well, which is also a problem.

Whenever your body comes across a new type of pathogen, and if your immune system isn’t where it should be, you’re in for a ride … you’ll feel like shit, high fever, etc. OR your immune system goes into overdrive, which will affectively kill you. The virus itself doesn’t kill you, your immune system does.