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Cold/Flu |
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Symptoms of Cold and Flu
Is It a Cold or the Flu? How to Identify
Symptoms |
Cold |
Flu |
Fever |
Rare |
Characteristic, high (102–104°F); lasts 3–4 days |
Headache |
Rare |
Prominent |
General Aches, |
Slight |
Usual; often severe |
Fatigue, Weakness |
Quite mild |
Can last up to 2–3 weeks |
Extreme Exhaustion |
Never |
Early and prominent |
Stuffy Nose |
Common |
Sometimes |
Sneezing |
Usual |
Sometimes |
Sore Throat |
Common |
Sometimes |
Chest Discomfort, Cough |
Mild to moderate; hacking cough |
Common; can become severe |
Complications |
Sinus congestion or earache |
Bronchitis, pneumonia; can be life-threatening |
Prevention |
None; natural medicines for immune system
strengthening |
Annual vaccination; antiviral medicines;
natural medicines for immune system strengthening |
Treatment |
Only temporary relief of symptoms,
alternative medicine |
Antiviral medicines, alternative medicine |
Source: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA.
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