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The flu is a common health ailment that everyone is exposed to during certain seasons. However, it is often difficult to differentiate between the seasonal flu and the common cold because both have similar symptoms. When you being to feel sick and don't know that type of medication to take or whether or not to call your doctor and make an appointment, go over the symptoms of the flu first to determine whether or not what you are experiencing is the flu or something more serious.
The first thing to note about the flu is that while its symptoms are very similar to that of the common cold, flu symptoms come on faster, strong and worse than that of the flu. The onset is much faster and much more severe. Feeling feverish or having a fever is one symptom of the flu. However, this is not a symptom that everyone experiences with the flu some people experience a fever while others never see one.
A sore throat and/or a cough are other common flu symptoms. Keep in mind that a sore throat may seem more severe first thing in the morning that it does the rest of the day; this is an indicator that you are not experiencing strep throat. A runny or stuffy nose is another one of those symptoms that comes with the cough and sore throat when you have the flu.
Along with the basic flu symptoms, others to look out for include chills, body aches, headaches and fatigue. While some adults do experience nausea, vomiting and diarrhea these are symptoms more common in children suffering from the flu. If you are unsure whether or not you are suffering from the flu, your doctor can perform a test to see whether or not your symptoms are indicative of this common illness.
In addition, it is important to note that medications will not rid you of the flu; they will only relieve your symptoms. Your doctor may recommend an over the counter medication to help relieve your pain from the symptoms. You are still contagious and you should stay home and follow your doctor's orders to get better quickly.
What else can I help you with?
What do chills mean?
You could have a cold or the flu. You may also have something else like pneumonia and so on.
How did you get the flu?
You get most diseases from other people. If not that, by being around something else that has germs (such as a dead rat, etc.).
What are the symptoms 100 degree fever runny nose and cough relate with?
that means you have a flu because those are the symptoms of flu but if you feel that there's something else that is wrong with you, you better go to a doctor for consultation.
Did influenzer kill people in the middle ages?
It is possible that flu killed people in the middle ages, but it was not identified as "flu" but something else. Since no medical records were made or kept it is hard to know what people died of most of the time.
What is love flu?
Love flu is not really influenza (flu). It is something you feel when you like someone. They call it a flu because a flu spreads and love happens to everyone.
What is the homonym for 'flew'?
to be involved in something that sophisticated
Why did the fireplace call the doctor?
A fireplace has something called a flu. So the answer is because it has the flu! :)
If someone has flu can they affect someone else through seaman?
Semen is sterile and can not transmit the flu that someone has to another person.
What if there isn't vaccine what else could a Pearson do if they have the swine flu?
Vaccine is something you get as a prevention so if you have it you wont get the vaccine anyway. Your country will get enough so every citizen can get vaccinated.
What is the worst disease in Bulgaria?
That depends on who you ask. Some people may say the flu, or something else. Perhaps be a little more specific, like, how deadly, how popular, etc.
Why is the Swine Flu still going on?
every flu is carried in something so when someone gets it it spreads
How can Texans prevent Swine Flu?
Texans should use the same measures as anyone else to prevent swine flu infections. See the related question below for how to avoid swine flu.
