Difference between Flu and Cold?

The common cold and the flu may look alike at first, both are respiratory illnesses and can cause similar symptoms. But the cause of these two conditions is due to two different viruses. You can differentiate between them to compare with your symptoms.

Both a with the cold and the flu people often experience, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, general fatigue and sneezing.

There is a difference in both that flu symptoms are more severe than cold symptoms. Another difference between the Cold and Flu is, how serious they are. We can understand by the effect of both Cold and Flu, Cold rarely cause other health problems or conditions but the flu can directly affect to, pneumonia, sinus and ear infections and sepsis.

You need to see your doctor to determine whether your symptoms are from a cold or from the Flu. Your doctor will do some medical tests that can help to determine exactly what’s behind your symptoms.

If you find cold in you, you’ll only need to treat your symptoms until the virus has gone. These treatments can include cold medications, staying hydrated, and getting plenty of rest that you should not visit anybody’s home, office or work during illness, which helps you to get a cure faster.

You shouldn’t take medicines at the very earliest stage, first determine symptoms and know about the reason behind the infection, sometimes we face problem due to hidden infection or disease in us, examine yourself find the problem and treat accordingly. In serious condition, you must concern your doctor not to treat at home or not to take any type of medicine without your doctor prescription.

But if you find that you have lighter symptoms or common symptoms let your immune system treats itself, I mean we should have to make our immune system strong to fight with any type of infection having lighter symptoms, we shouldn’t prepare our body for the chemical-based medicines only that every lighter infection lead you to take medicines and without medication you’re nothing. Simply not addict your body for medicines which results in side effects sometimes for over dosing.

Lighter symptoms mean you’re simply fine and treat yourself at home with spirit for smaller injuries for instance: kitchen injuries while using a knife, and painkillers for any lighter aches like headache, or for common flu use tea and soup will help you to get cure, in addition to that take plenty of rest will help you to get cure faster.

Taking flu medicine early in the virus’ cycle may help reduce the severity of the infection and curtail the time that you are sick. Rest and hydration are also beneficial for people with the flu as we discuss. Like the common cold, the flu just needs time to work its way through your body.

If you find that you’re not going well immediately concern to you doctor to know the reason behind it, he will do some medical tests, important to know the exact reason and he will prescribe you accordingly.

Precaution:

The statement above is not for the persons already have some serious diseases. Such persons strongly recommended to concern with their doctor not try to treat itself at home.

And the children under born age to 10 and old age persons above 65 should visit the doctor for any lighter symptoms too, only adults who are fit and have good immune system (not adults with serious diseases) just can treat lighter symptoms at home with natural things or with herbal products, in case of difficulty they also should visit to doctor for proper treatment.  

What are the symptoms of the flu?

Some of the common symptoms of the Flu are Fever, Cough, Muscle aches, Headache and Fatigue.

Fever

The flu causes an increase in temperature of your body known as a fever. Most fevers range from a low-grade around 100°F (37.8°C) to as high-grade as 104°F (40°C).

Although it is alarming for young children to have higher fevers than adults. If you suspect your child has a fever and the flu, must concern to your doctor. Most fevers remain for less than one week, usually around three to four days.

Cough

A dry cough is common with the flu. Sometimes cough may worsen and become uncomfortable, painful and you may also experience shortness of breath or chest discomfort during this time, use honey for the relief in lighter symptoms but in the critical condition it is better you should visit to doctor. Many flu-related coughs can remain for about two weeks.

Muscle aches

These flu-related muscle pains are most common in your body, like neck, back, arms, and legs. Sometimes, it makes the difficulty to you to move or trying to perform basic tasks.

Headache

Headache can be your first symptom of the flu. Sometimes pain in eyes including light sensitivity and sound sensitivity in ears, go along with your headache.

Fatigue

Feeling tired is a not so obvious symptom of the flu it can be a sign of many other conditions. These feelings of tiredness and fatigue may difficult to overcome.

How to fight with flu (influenza virus)

Influenza is a serious virus that leads to many illnesses each year, in some cases the flu can even be deadly that cause death most common in people aged 65 or older and can be seen in children and young adults. Healthy people can get the flu virus and spread it to others like friends and family.

The best and efficient way to avoid spreading the flu is to get a vaccination. The flu vaccine is available in injection form. Most of the people get vaccinated against the flu and help to prevent it from spreading to others.

How does the flu vaccine work?

Scientists select the strains of the flu virus to make the vaccine that research suggests, which will be the most common in the coming flu season.

After vaccination, your body starts producing antibodies against those viruses which provide protection against the virus. It is how that if you come into contact with the flu virus at a later point, you can avoid an infection.

You may get sick if you coming into contact with a different virus. Because you had the vaccination the symptoms will be less severe.

Who should get the flu vaccination?

Everyone, over the age of 6 months receive the flu vaccine as the doctor recommends. This is especially best for people are in high-risk categories, such as children especially under age 2 to 5, adults of 65 years or older, pregnant women or people with chronic medical conditions having a weak immune system.

The best time to get vaccinated is the end of October as Most doctors also recommend by this way your body has time to develop the right antibodies before flu season begins which takes 2 weeks for antibodies to develop against the flu virus after vaccination.

How long does the flu remains?

Most people recover from the flu in about 1 week. But it may take several more days for you to feel back to your usual routine.

Side effects of the flu vaccination.

Many people for a fear report each year that we should avoid the flu vaccine that it will make them sick. But many people won’t experience any side effects. It’s important to understand that the flu vaccine can’t cause you to develop the flu virus because you’re vaccinated and vaccine contains dead flu viruses which are not strong enough to cause illness and you aren’t going to become sick.

Though, you may experience some side effects after vaccination for a short period which includes, soreness around the vaccine injection site, low-grade fever, mild aches and stiffness.

It is rare but some people may have a serious allergic reaction after vaccination. Talk with your doctor! If you’ve had an allergic reaction to any vaccine or medication before.

Early symptoms of the flu

Symptoms of the flu appear quickly similar to illnesses, such as a cold, it can take several days for symptoms to emerge.

Another common early symptom of the flu is the extensiveness of pain. People with the flu report feeling uncomfortable all over their body and feel pain as an early symptom.