Is It the Cold or The Flu

Is It a Cold or the Flu?
Symptom ---------- Cold (starts w sniffles)----- Flu (starts suddenly)
Stuffy Nose ---------- Common --------------------- Sometimes
Sneezing ------------- Common --------------------- Sometimes
Nasal Discharge ----- Common --------------------- Sometimes
Sore Throat ---------- Common --------------------- Rare
Chest Congestion ---- Common (mild) -------------- Not often can be severe
Cough ----------------- Common (often) ----------- Rare can be severe
Headache ------------- Rare not severe ------------ Common often severe
Body Ache ------------ Slight ------------------------ Often Severe
Fatigue --------------- Mild -------------------------- Can last 2-3 weeks
Fever ------------------ Occasional ------------------ Often high 2-4 days
Chills ------------------ Rare -------------------------- Often
Extreme exhaustion - Never ----------------------- Early and prominent
Cause ------------------ 200 strains cold virus ----- 3 strains influenza virus


You can work with a cold but you’re too sick with the flu.

The first 24 – 48 hours is the most contagious. After the fever’s gone, you’re not contagious but be careful.

That 24-hour bug isn't the flu at all. If it has kicked you in the gut, you probably have viral gastroenteritis - an infection caused by a variety of viruses that results in vomiting or diarrhea. It is often called the "stomach flu," even though it's not caused by any of the influenza viruses.

Priority Groups for the H1N1 Flu
Priority Groups for H1N1 Flu
Heart, Lung and kidney disease
Immune system illness: diabetes, cancer HIV/Aids etc.
Blood disorders like anemia
Severe Obesity
Healthy children from 6 months to under 5 years of age
Health Care Workers
Care providers of those who cannot be immunizwed such as mothers of children under 6 months old
People living in remote and isolated settings or communities
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