Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the flu is on the rise across the country with emergency room visits up more than 5%. The agency released the new flu data Friday, despite the Trump administration's halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.

Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny nose, headaches, body aches and sometimes fever. Many people describe flu symptoms as feeling like they’ve been hit by a truck.