Flu vs. cold Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza (flu) infection usually causes a more severe illness with a mortality rate (death rate) of about 0.1% of people infected with the virus. Cold symptoms (for example, sore throat, runny nose...
What’s the difference between COVID-19, cold and flu symptoms? Like the common cold and influenza, COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a virus that affects your lungs and airway. Respiratory illnesses can share many of the same symptoms, so it can be hard to tell the difference...
Being able to identify whether you have a cold or the flu can also help you understand what to expect in terms of new symptoms and how long you will be sick, because the course of illness for colds and flus differ.6For instance, compared with a cold, the flu can lead to more ...
Flu vs. cold Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza (flu) infection usually causes a more severe illness with a mortality rate (death rate) of about 0.1% of people infected with the virus. Cold symptoms (for example, sore throat, runny nose...
Shortness of breath Warm, flushedskin Red, watery eyes Eye pain Headache Drycough Sore throat Vomiting and diarrhea aren't common flu symptoms in adults. They're more often seen in kids. Flu Symptoms vs. Cold Symptoms Thesymptoms of coldsand flu can look a lot alike. Here’s how to tel...
What Are the Symptoms of a Cold? It's hard to get through a year without getting a cold. That's because it spreads very easily. You might get the cold virus from someone sneezing or coughing and releasing droplets in the air near you. Or you might get it from touching a person with...
A cold is an infection caused by a virus. The infection causes your upper respiratory system to become inflamed. Common symptoms of a cold include sneezing, dry throat, a stuffy nose, headache, watery eyes, and a cough. Your cough may be dry, or you may cough up mucus. You may also ...
Compared to the flu, fever is rare, but low grade fevers can also occur, usually in older children and adults. "The signs and symptoms of a cold usually peak within 2 to 3 days of infection," the CDC adds. Walking pneumonia, RSV and whooping cough Colds and flu aren't the only il...
A simple virus of the nose, throat, or lungs can mutate into a more complex virus known as the flu. And just like any cold-like viruses, the flu spreads from one person to the next when the infected person carelessly sneezes, cough or does any kind of exchange of bodily fluids with ...
This invention relates to the treatment of a person exhibiting the effects of a flu-like or viral infection. The method includes treating the person with an amphetamine, amphetamine derivative, or a salt thereof in an amount effective to alleviate the adverse symptoms resulting from the flu-like...