How can you tell the difference between the flu and a common cold?
I'm pregnant and i've had this cold for 5 days, any other time i've only been sick for 3 days, just wondering could i have the flu? i still feel awful.
Posted by Paul R.
If you experience headache, excessive coughing with mucus, blood and hair plus anal bleeding and or, pain around your neck, chest and abdominal area then it is Ebola. If none of those symptoms are present it is just a cold and you have around 98.85% chance of survival.
Posted by TweetyBird
"How can you tell the difference between the flu and a common cold?" -- Cold symptoms tend to come on gradually over a period of days. Flu symptoms tend to come on suddenly. One day you feel fine and the next you're sick. And flu symptoms are more severe then those of colds.
Sometimes a bad cold can feel worse than a mild case of the flu. Since you're pregnant, I would hope you had a flu vaccination. Pregnancy puts you in a high-risk group. Below is a chart that compares colds to flu. I hope this makes it easier for you to decide which you have.
Fever - Cold: Rare / Flu: Characteristic, low-grade to moderate (100-102), lasts 3-4 days.
Headaches - Cold: Rare / Flu: Prominent
Aches & Pains - Cold: Slight / Flu: Usual and often severe
Fatigue & Weakness - Cold: Quite mild / Flu: Can last up to two to three weeks
Extreme exhaustion - Cold: Never / Flu: Early & prominent
Stuffy nose - Cold: Common / Flu: Sometimes
Sneezing - Cold: Usual /Flu: Sometimes
Sore Throat - Cold: Common /Flu: Sometimes
Chest Discomfort/Cough - Cold: Mild to moderate;hacking cough/ Flu: Common; can become severe
Posted by MagnusMoss
Colds usually give you a runny nose and make you sneeze. The flu rarely does.
The flu usually makes you exhausted. The common cold rarely does.
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