Cold versus flu symptoms: How to spot the difference 6 min readMichael Stiffman, MD Family Medicine | 1 article Cough. Sneeze. Shiver. Hack. There are dozens, possibly hundreds of words to describe the physical symptoms we experience when we get sick. And while they’re not always pleasin...
Milder respiratory symptoms like runny or stuffy nose are more often cold symptoms. Is the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a Type of Flu? Both the flu and the coronavirus are considered respiratory infections, but COVID-19 is not a type of flu. COVID-19 (also called the Wuhan coronavirus, 2019 ...
“There are many different viruses that can cause a cold, but most of these viruses cause very similar cold symptoms,” says Aaron E. Glatt, MD, chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York. Symptoms that the common cold and flu share may include: Body...
Headache can be a symptom of both a cold and the flu. However, headaches only occasionally occur as cold symptoms but are a common symptom of the flu. And like most symptoms, headaches that accompany the flu tend to be more severe. Cold and flu headache medicine, like acetaminophen, can ...
Symptoms of the common cold versus the flu may be distinguishable in a number of patients. What is the common cold? The common cold and the flu (influenza) are both types of upper respiratory infections and contagious. The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system (no...
While it sometimes can be hard to tell the difference between a cold and the flu, in general, flu symptoms tend to be more severe than cold symptoms, according to the CDC. For example, people with the flu usually develop a fever, whereas people with colds rarely do. Here are some ...
Cold vs. Flu Symptoms If you were to broadly characterize colds versus flu, cold symptoms tend to develop gradually while flu symptoms usually develop abruptly (often described as "like being hit by a truck").1 And, while colds can make you feel pretty miserable, the symptoms are usually...
"I would probably get tested -- if I could and the tests are readily available -- if you start to develop some cold symptoms, Dr. Unnasch said. "But with the tests not being really available right now, I probably would wait to see if I start to have any more symptoms, like diff...
The flu, or more formally, influenza, is a virus causing a variety of miserable symptoms. While tincture of time and some symptom suppressing over the counter medications usually seems the only option, there are a number of wonderful natural remedies that relieve flu symptoms AND shorten the dur...
While the human flu shares similar symptoms with the common cold, if your body is feeling achy and you have a fever, there's a chance you have a more serious condition–influenza. The flu virus is spread from one person to another person, so make sure to cover your coughs and sneezes....