Cold and Flu - Related Illnesses

Could it be strep throat or bronchitis? Learn about the full range of illnesses often mistaken for the cold or flu and when it's time to see your doctor.
Little girl having her throat examined.
Why Does My Strep Throat Keep Coming Back?
Collecting a throat culture.
Strep Throat vs. Sore Throat: Telling the Difference
Sick woman with sore throat and tea
10 Home Remedies for Strep Throat
Parent takes child's temperature to check for fever with sore throat
Can You Have Strep Throat Without a Fever?
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What New Parents Should Know About Strep Throat in Babies
Girl with sore throat talks to healthcare provider
Is Strep Throat Contagious?
How did we both get sick? - stock photo
Is It a Sinus Infection or a Cold?
Mature woman consulting with her doctor online - stock photo
What Is a Head Cold?
Sick at home with high fever
What Is Adenovirus?
Coughing woman
An Overview of Pertussis in Adults
Child with cold and father
Recurrent Respiratory Infections in Children
Risk Of Coronavirus. Sick Black Woman Coughing Hard At Home
Recurrent Respiratory Infections in Adults
Fever
What Is Scarlet Fever?
scarlet fever rash
Symptoms of Scarlet Fever
child fever
Causes and Risk Factors of Scarlet Fever
Doctor examining young girl
How Scarlet Fever Is Diagnosed
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How Scarlet Fever Is Treated
Young girl clutching her stomach
An Overview of Astrovirus
Pneumococcal disease
An Overview of Pneumococcal Disease
Swine Flu Mask
Causes and Risk Factors of H1N1 Swine Flu
kid at doctor with mom
How H1N1 Swine Flu Is Diagnosed
Woman getting a vaccine.
Treating H1N1 Swine Flu
stomach flu
The Difference Between Seasonal Flu and Stomach Flu
woman sick in bed
Symptoms of Swine Flu (H1N1 Flu)
Boy being examined by a doctor for a sore throat.
An Overview of Rheumatic Fever
young woman coughing and holding tissue
Causes and Risk Factors of Cough
echocardiogram and ECG
Causes and Risk Factors of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Child sick in bed
What Is Parainfluenza?
Boy with fever
What Is a Flu-Like Illness?
H1N1 Swine Flu Virus.©CDC, 2009.
What Is Swine Flu (H1N1)?
Woman coughing.
7 Remarkably Common Viral Infections Explained
Woman sneezing
What's the Difference Between Allergies and Colds?
Young woman feeling symptoms of an illness
Do Fevers Cause Brain Damage?
Cropped image of mother examining baby boy's temperature in bed
What Is RSV?
Woman afro american doctor general practitioner examining ear of a ill child. Ear infections.
Common Cold and Flu Complications