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The flu, like a cold, is a virus, and so far, we really don't have a reliable way to treat viruses. That's why the cold, flu, herpes, HIV, etc aren't cured. the body develops its own response as best it can (cold, flu) until we heal, or we keep the virus forever (herpes, HIV).

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