Cold and Flu

Cold germs are viruses which are not alive like bacteria and some other germs are. Viruses are essentially a group of chemicals, proteins, and genetic materials that work together as an infectious organism. They can only function inside a host animal or plant and they use the materials and actions of the invaded cells of the host to replicate themselves. So the thing that keeps the cold viruses "alive" and provides the viruses with the materials they need to replicate, is the host.

The same way as between a cold and regular flu. With a cold you'll just have the standard sore throat, cough, runny nose, possibly slight fever. If you're getting into throwing up/diarrhea/temperature over 100 degrees, that's when you are beyond the cold.

It's also worth noting that flu is mainly characterised by symptoms like dizziness, high fever (as noted above) diarrhea and vomiting, muscle aches, shortness of breath and lung restriction (finding it painful to take a full breath) and headaches. Your common cold symptoms are likely to occur alongside any of the above symptoms. (Common cold symptoms include sneezing, sore throats, runny noses, irritable cough, congested sinuses, etc)

When you are sick with something like the flu, it can make it difficult to smell things. Swollen sinuses or a blocked nose can be the cause of this for you. When you taste something, more than half of the flavor comes from the smell of it. For example, eating a potato, apple, and onion with your nose pinched, will all taste the same. Another (less likely) reason could be that you have a layer of mucus built up on your tongue with the cold, use your toothbrush to brush off your tongue when you brush your teeth to see if that will help.

Even though you might not be sick, you still carry bacteria and even viruses in and on your body. Your sneeze or cough could still contaminate food.

I have been plagued by these things for years. What doesn't work: Clearing your throat, rinsing with salt water or mouthwash etc, and sneezing What works but not the best: Scraping your tonsils with a finger, q-tip, etc. It will work sometimes but not all the time. Also these tend to be very painful if you make multiple attempts. I have had my throat bleed because of it. Also you can gag yourself ... not fun.

TONSOLITHS FIX: PLEASE READ THIS! IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF GRIEF!

I just fixed my tonsil stone problem!

I'm not into alternative remedies, but after using a combination of amoxicillin and flonase to no avail, I decided to take matters into my own hands:

I went to the pharmacy and picked up a small plastic syringe (without a needle-- DO NOT USE A NEEDLE!), which Walgreens actually gave to me for free, as they don't sell them.

I filled the syringe with a mild saline solution made from nasal irrigation salts in water.

I put the syringe into the pockets in the back of my throat and fired! Presto! A heap of tonsoliths, hidden way down in the recess, came popping out. I immediately repeated this a few times until the tonsoliths stopped appearing. It's been a week, and I've re-irrigated a few times, just to make sure, but I think I've cured myself! Nothing has popped out since that first cathartic rinse. And my bad breath is gone.

The bacteria that causes the tonsoliths sits in the recesses in the tonsils, so it's really hard to remove all our tonsoliths.

When I decided to irrigate my tonsils, I thought that I had succeeded in removing all my tonsoliths through pressure and prodding with a Q-tip-- I thought that the irrigation would just kill the bacteria and prevent the formation of any others. I had no idea that the cavities in the tonsil run so deep. No wonder clearing a few tonsoliths manually had achieved little in the way of curing my bad breath!

So, my advice is to irrigate, and not to poke around with your tonsils using your fingers or anything else. A neat jet of water, and you're done!

PS. I've also tried irrigating with Listerine, in an attempt to make sure I've killed the bacteria. Not sure which is better, but I'd start with saline as it's milder.

Isolate the sick person with flue and hand washing with soap and water before and after you get in contact with the person with flue.Keep your hand clean at all time and when you sneeze cover your mouth.

IF you're going to get chickenpox from a shingles exposure, it would take between 10 and 21 days to get chickenpox.

You'd have to never have had chickenpox before to get shingles, however, even if you'd never had chickenpox, you still might not catch them from being exposed to shingles.

It was a pandemic, so it affected the entire world and all age groups, including the young and healthy. Because it hit during World War 1, many soldiers were sick with the disease and also helped to spread it around the world, as they came and went from home and battlefield.

Technically, vitamin C would probably be better--if your sore throat is a symptom of flu, the common cold, or other viral (and even bacterial) infections. That's as far as I know. I have heard that zinc can be used to help reduce symptoms of the common cold, but frankly vitamin C is a pretty amazing immune system booster.

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Strains of Rhinoviruses are the frequent causes of the common cold. Colds are usually caused by the rhinovirus (up to 40% of colds), or Coronaviruses (about 20%), but there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold.

this might not be the best answer, but i was perscribed Tamiflu, and the dr i went to was 99% sure i had swine. Tamiflu is a govt medicine and i was told some HEB's have it, i had to go to 3 HEB stores to find it... i feel sooo much better, its only a pill, easy to swallow

There are really no deaths from the common cold, but the cold destroys a humans immune system which could let in more dangerous viruses.

Shortly after it was discovered in Mexico in March 2009.

The first cases in the US were discovered in March and early April in two people, one in Southern California and one near San Antonio, Texas.

When you get swine flu, several symptoms occur:

First you have a really bad cough, and some breathing problems

Some people experience nausea and vomiting

A few days after exposure you get a fever

Fatigue and aches and pains follow

Coughing worsens


This goes on for about a week

After a week, symptoms are relieved to some coughing and a fever

After 24 hours of no fever you are no longer contagious

Then your immune system defeats the virus and you are resistant

(I should know, I had it!)
Hope that helped

Mostly No. A rhinovirus is a type of virus. A virus does not completely fit the accepted definition of a living entity.

That is the story that began circulating in July 2006. See the article below in the links section for more information. The DJ, DJ Lewis, from Abijan on Africa's Ivory Coast, supposedly said that he did start the dance, and is credited with the following quotes:

"People will have to dance it, they have no choice!

"I am telling people to dance it to chase away their fears, and eat more chicken."

"I created the dance to bring happiness to the hearts of Africans, and to chase away fear, the fear of eating chicken" he told the BBC.

"If we kill all our chickens and poultry, our cousins in the village will become poor."

"So I created the bird flu dance to put joy back into our hearts."

Influenza, or "flu," is a caused by a virus infecting the respiratory system, meaning your nose, throat, bronchial tubes, and lungs. Flu symptoms are usually more severe than those of the common cold and are more likely to affect other parts of your body. Flu also tends to come on suddenly, while colds can take a while to develop.

Flu is very contagious, spreading easily from one person to the next. Most people with healthy immune systems will get over the flu within 2 weeks, but young children, older adults, and people with chronic illnesses are more likely to develop complications such as pneumonia. About 35,000 people die of flu each year in the United States.

There are three types of flu viruses: A, B, and C. Type A viruses are the ones responsible for worldwide epidemics, such as the one in 1918 that killed as many as 50 million people worldwide. The avian or bird flu is a type A flu virus.

The best way to protect yourself from the flu is to get an annual vaccine (flu shot).

Influenza is caused by viruses that are spread through the air by sneezes and coughs, or by touching a surface a person with the flu has touched and transmitting the virus to your mouth or nose. Some flu viruses cause a very mild illness, or none at all. Others cause serious, widespread illness.

Since there are many types of influenza virus, and because they change over time, a new flu vaccine is offered every fall. Getting vaccinated before the flu season starts reduces your chances of getting the flu and helps you recover faster if you do get it. You should not take the vaccine if you have a severe allergy to eggs, because the viruses for the vaccines are grown in chick embryos. See Risk Factors for list of people who should get the

Most non-prescription drugs aren't meant for babies under 3 years old. You should really visit a doctor or the hospital for inquiries like that, as professionals will know what medicine is safe for a baby to consume.

You don't, but it looks terrible and is very uncomfortable...