Cold and Flu

It is the mucous tissue, mostly in the respiratory system (including lungs), where the influenza viruses attack the body and destroy the cells as they replicate. Until our immune systems can create the proper defenses to inactivate and remove the flu virus particles from our bodies, we can feel the symptoms of the damage to the mucous tissue cells, which sometimes includes pain in the lungs. In addition, if you have severe pain or if you have congestion and severe cough beyond the first two weeks of symptoms, it could mean you have a secondary lung infection (pneumonia) by bacteria or other viruses that needs treatment. This can also cause your lungs to hurt. Contact your health care professional to describe the symptoms so they can determine if you need an examination.

No, sore throats are more often caused by the virus of the common cold and not the flu virus.

If during the fall and winter (in the Northern Hemisphere) during flu season, it may more likely be the flu, however. See the related question below about the differences in symptoms between the common cold and the flu. The flu season is in the spring and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sore throats are also often caused by bacterial infections, like "strep throat". If you do not have the other symptoms of the flu or a cold with a sore throat, this may be the cause. Often a health care professional's exam is needed to determine which it is so that the proper treatment can be started.

Don't smoke cigarettes, then the sore throat could be due to irritation or even cancer.

The actual duration will vary depending on the virus that is involved in the illness. In general, for the worst case scenario, you are contagious as soon as a day after you have been exposed to the virus (even before symptoms appear) and two weeks after your symptoms have cleared. In the best case scenario, you are contagious while showing symptoms and at least three days after they have cleared.

The flu origin is not the contact with viruses. It comes from the fall of your body defenses. But this fall comes from an emotional condition or a fixed idea (that proximity to viruses causes flu).

So, keep laughing anyway, be happy anyway, erase the idea that flu comes because your neighbor has it, eat healthy and any time you see the flu is coming, find any trouble, any dislike, any situation you didn't feel comfortable and handle it with charm. Sooner than later, you will be another "happiest" person in the world. It is all in your hands, it is your own decision.

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it depends on how bad it is. It can hurt, especially if you are sweating or hot

My friends girlfriends step sisters doctor is friends with a doctor's wife's bingo partner who works with another doctor in Chicago that failed to treat at least 108 cases of swine flu successfully. He is not a very good doctor though, so they could have had lupus for all he knows.

right now is a low level pandademic with the swine flu and such and also in that episode of south park when the giant guniea pigs attack

One thing you can do is monitor your diet - no caffeine, no tomatoes, or anything that contains either of these (including chocolate, coffee, strong tea, cola, some painkillers, pizza, pasta sauces - except tomato-free, like carbonara). Yes, that's an awful lot of foods you have to stay off especially if you don't tend to do your own cooking from scratch, but after a couple of weeks - no hot flashes, no night sweats. It is definitely worth it if you don't want to be swallowing HRT hormones forever! Another thing you can do is take large quantities of fish oil, 6,000 to 8,000 milligrams per day. Try salmon oil, which tastes better than regular fish oil, and take it with a meal. This can definitely cut down on the number and intensity of hot flashes you experience.

There is now one reported case of a domestic house cat having symptoms and tested positive by laboratory testing for A-H1N1/09. The cat was in very close contact with its owner who had the flu first.

For more information about swine flu and pets, see the related link to the American Veterinary Medical Association below.

It would have probably happened when the infected swine's saliva, respiratory droplets from sneezing or coughing, or other bodily fluids came in contact with the boy's mucous membranes, which is the typical method of transmission of this influenza virus between people and between people and animals. The boy may have been too close when the pig sneezed and then inhaled the droplets, or may have touched the pig or something in the pig pen or barn that had the respiratory droplets on it and then touched his own mouth, eyes or nose before washing his hands thoroughly. Although he is believed to have been the first infected human, there is also the possibility that he was not the first and that he actually got it from someone else who was in contact with the pig or pig's environment but did not report the illness or could have had mild symptoms and didn't even realize she had the flu.

See the related questions below for more information.

This is such a specialized treatment and is individualized to the patient so that no general statements can be made about how it would interact with different medications including vaccines. This question should be asked of the physician in charge of your treatment to be sure you get the answer for your specific condition.

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I dont know what it is either

Hot/Cold, is usally a bad fever. Dont be fooled. Stay under thick warm blankets and rest, even when you feel really warm you're actually not. Also, make sure you drink lots of water. It usally passes within a couple of days.

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It is possible. The blister is caused by a virus and is easy to transmit to another person even if it is in the late process of healing and going away.

Phlegm will go into your stomach and the acid in your stomach will dispose of it naturally, just the way it does when you swollow food. It is not harmful to swallow phlegm.

Antibiotics are of no benefit in trying to treat the common cold or influenza (or any other virus infection). Nothing will happen because antibiotics aren't effective on viruses, which are the microorganisms responsible for the common cold. Antibiotics can kill only bacteria and are used for infections caused by bacteria.

They are not a cure for a cold and could even be harmful if taken when not needed. No medication is risk free, and there is no need to waste the money on ineffective attempts to cure a cold. There is no cure for a cold. It must be stopped by your body's immune system, which is typically completed in 7 to 10 days, if the virus is new to your immune system. It is much faster if you have previously encountered the same, or a very similar, virus.



Absolutely noting- antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria, not viruses. Colds are caused by viral infections, hence antibiotics have no impact whatsoever. (Some viral infections can be treated with "antivirals", however they are not commonly used to treat colds, since colds generally clear within a week or so anyway).
Nothing, because colds are caused by viruses and antibiotics have no effect on viral diseases.

swine flu

Stay home.

I do not think they get rid of colds but they help in cold symptoms.

Those are possible symptoms of sickness as poor coats and sneezing indicates poor health. Check with a vet, if it's just losing hair and sneezing alone it shouldn't die

Probably not. It is more likely that your mouth was either cold the first time you took it or hot the second time you took it. You should always wait a minimum of 20 minutes before taking your temperature by mouth if you have had anything to eat or drink. If it is a digital thermometer instead of a mercury thermometer, it could also be an indication of battery or other failure.

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