{
  "id": 9752052,
  "title": "How to avoid freshers' flu at university, and spot the warning signs of meningitis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/how-to-avoid-freshers-flu-at-university-and-spot-the-warning-signs-of",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:08:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UK Health Security Agency",
    "slug": "uk-health-security-agency",
    "url": "https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/25/how-to-avoid-freshers-flu-at-university-and-spot-the-warning-signs-of-meningitis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'Freshers' flu' is a common name for a collection of cold viruses that typically spread rapidly when students arrive at university. It's unpleasant but rarely serious, though sometimes it may be genuine flu. Flu is more than just a bad cold and can be particularly serious for people with long-term health conditions, even when those …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}