What is the difference between a cold and the flu

A n e e w t e B e c n e r e f f i D e h t s What i ? u l F e h t d n a Cold

Source- http://physical-health-tips.blogspot.com/2016/09/flu-season-means-urgent-care-season_20.html

When you aren’t feeling well, it’s unfortunately difficult to tell the difference between a cold and the flu.

Here are the major points that you need to keep in mind when assessing your symptoms.

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Body aches  Cold: Body aches are unusual with a cold, although not impossible.  Flu: Almost every case of the flu is accompanied by body aches.

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Congestion, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing  Cold: Almost everyone with a cold ends up with some sort of nasal symptom. 

Flu: It is not unheard for someone with the flu to have these symptoms.

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Exhaustion  Cold: Someone with a cold may be more tired than usual but it will not be severe.  Flu: Someone suffering from the flu will almost always experience extreme exhaustion

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Fever  Cold: It is unusual, but not unheard of, for someone with a cold to experience a fever.  Flu: The flu almost always causes those infected to suffer a fever.

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Headache  Cold: Sometimes a cold is accompanied by headache.  Flu: Flus are usually accompanied by headaches.

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Location of symptoms  Cold: If you feel your symptoms above the neck, you likely have a cold.  Flu: If you feel your symptoms throughout your entire body, you likely have the flu.

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Typical duration  Cold: A cold will last about a week.  Flu: The flu will last one to three weeks.

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