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COVID-19 has a longer incubation period of as few as 2 days to as many as 14 days. When flu symptoms begin, they are usually more sudden and severe than COVID-19. COVID-19 may start with milder daily fevers over several days before a more severe illness with difficulty breathing ...
Colds and flu share many of the same symptoms, including cough, sore throat, and fatigue. Even the stages of flu recovery are similar to the stages of recovery for thecommon cold. At times, testing may be the only way to determine if the flu is involved so that antiviral drugs—which w...
We’re going into another cold and flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a trifecta of viral illnesses no one wants to deal with. Not to mention, there's a lot of confusion over cold versus COVID symptoms. Pre-pandemic, it was easy to brush off symptoms like a runny nose...
So, for the individual who gets vaccinated, I always recommend the end of September to the middle of October for your COVID-19 and your flu shots. You can get them at the same time. I actually got them in the same arm about five days ago and had some soreness in that arm. I was...
appear gradually in the days after exposure to a virus and can last days or weeks. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, sometimes leading to other issues, like an ear or sinus infection. In other cases, what you believe to be a cold might actually be influenza (the flu) orCOVID-...
Children attending school/daycare are at high risk of acute respiratory tract infections. EpiCorTM postbiotic, derived from yeast fermentate, has been demonstrated to improve immune function in adults, reducing the incidence of cold/flu-like or allergy s
Signs it's more than a cold include a high fever, chills, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. These symptoms can indicate other infections like the flu and COVID.
Continue reading“Religion versus pseudo-science?”→ Peter Hitchens’ equanimity. As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief – as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed country would. I also felt terribly alon...