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Cold and Flu Symptoms

Did you experience a sudden or gradual onset of symptoms? Fever? Body aches? Learn more about how to tell the difference between the common cold and flu.
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What Causes Chills?
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What Are Boogers Made Of?
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What Is Mucus?
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What Temperature Is Considered a Low-Grade Fever?
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What Is Normal Body Temperature?
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Signs and Symptoms of the Common Cold
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How Colds and the Flu Are Diagnosed
Flu aches and pains
Why Everything Hurts When You Have the Flu
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What Are the Causes of Normal and Abnormal Breath Sounds?
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Why Do You Get a Headache When You Have a Cold?
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Which Type of Sinus Congestion Is Affecting You?
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When to See Your Healthcare Provider for Nausea and Vomiting
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Can a Cold or the Flu Cause Neck Pain?
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Symptoms of Influenza
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How the Flu Is Diagnosed
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Can You Have Sex When You're Sick?
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What You Should Know About Fevers
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When Is a Fever Too High?
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Why Do Fevers Cause Chills?
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What Mucus Color Says About Your Health
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Fevers: Why We Get Them and When to Worry
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How to Treat a Fever
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5 Things to Do When You're Sick
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Why Do Colds Cause Congestion?
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14 Reasons for Your Runny Nose
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Learn Why Having a Stomach Flu Can Make You Lose Weight
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How to Recognize Retracting With Difficulty Breathing
Could your child be wheezing?
What Wheezing Is and Why You Should Care
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What Is a Wet Cough?
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Flu Stages: Recovery Day-by-Day
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Can Sinus Infection Mimic Tooth Pain?
Flu Symptoms in Children
A List of Early Flu Symptoms to Watch out for in Children