Imagine stepping into a brand new academic year with a wave of coughs, sniffles, and fatigue sweeping across campuses! “Freshers’ flu” is a phrase many students know all too well: it’s that wave of sniffles, fatigue, sore throat, or fever that seems to hit just as term starts. But what exactly is this flu? Is it a real illness, or just a myth we pass around to explain the early bugs of campus life – a mix of bad luck and late nights? Let’s spill the beans! The term “freshers’ flu” refers to a cluster of common illnesses – colds, mild respiratory infections, throat infections – experienced by many new university or college students during their first days or weeks on campus. It is not a distinct medical diagnosis or a specific strain of influenza; rather, it is a catch-all lab

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