Symptoms of colds and flu at a glance
Please see below the symptoms and find out what you suffer from:
| Cold | Flu | ||
| • slow beginning of the disease | • highly acute onset of symptoms | ||
| • highly acute onset of symptoms | • intense malaise | ||
| • low‐grade to moderate fever (usually under 39 °C) |
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high fever (body temperature above 39 °C) usually lasting for several days |
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| • occasionally mild to moderate headache and muscle pain |
• intense headache and muscle pains | ||
| • sneezing | • cough with chest pain and difficulty to breath | ||
| • runny or congested nose • sore throat • dry cough |
• sometimes runny or congested nose and soar throat • sometimes pink eye with burning eyes and light sensitivity |
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It is always advisable to consult an experienced therapist whenever you suffer serious symptoms, whenever symptoms persist or worsen or symptoms are in any way unusual at the beginning or during the course of the illness.
