How can you distinguish between flu and colds?

Cold weather and winter: do you feel tired, and do you have joint pain? All are symptoms similar to those of the flu and colds and can mix with some, how can you differentiate them?

Flu and cold cases increase in winter. When we feel itchy in the pharynx and we have runny nose, headache, fever and joint pain, how do we distinguish between a cold and flu? It's simple, by knowing their symptoms, one can distinguish them.

Influenza is a contagious viral disease that usually spreads in winter between November and February. As the cold develops, the symptoms of the flu suddenly appear where the patient is well, but suffer the next moment of headache, joint pain, tremors and fatigue.

Fever and severe sweating, where the temperature usually exceeds 38 degrees Celsius and can reach 41 degrees. Doctors tell the German site "Telekom" that it is possible that the person suffering from influenza fever in some cases, but that does not change the way they are approached.

The seized person is unable to handle the demands of his daily life as usual, she must remain in bed, causing fatigue and severe fatigue. In many cases, it is also associated with dry cough and cold.

Treatment of flu
Medications with specially labeled "noreminidase inhibitors" help prevent the spread of viruses, reducing flu symptoms and their incidence for at least a day.

But these drugs are only effective during the first two days of the flu and, if they are taken at an advanced stage of the disease, they do not work. The most important advice here is to stay in bed to rest and drink fluids. In case of severe flu, additional symptoms may occur and require hospitalization.

Colds
Unlike the flu, cold symptoms begin gradually and the first symptom is inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, often caused by a cold.

Usually, the patient first feels uncomfortable itching in the pharynx, which can also turn into pain. The mucous membranes then swell and the nasal discharge begins.

The affected person also has headaches, a stuffy nose, a painful cough and hearing loss due to pressure on the ears. These symptoms usually last a week. It is important to be immortal, to get enough sleep and to avoid physical stress so as not to prolong the period of infection.