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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 Is Normal Body Temperature?
Young man coughing, indoors
Signs and Symptoms of the Common Cold
Mother measuring temperature of her sick daughter with thermometer
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?
sick woman lying on couch blowing nose
Which Type of Sinus Congestion Is Affecting You?
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When to See Your Doctor for Nausea and Vomiting
A woman outside with neck pain
Can a Cold or the Flu Cause Neck Pain?
exhaustion
Symptoms of Influenza
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How the Flu Is Diagnosed
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Can You Have Sex When You're Sick?
Mid adult man lying in bed looking at thermometer reading
What You Should Know About Fevers
Man on the phone looking at a thermometer with his sick family in the room
When Is a Fever Too High?
Sick woman with the flu
Why Do Fevers Cause Chills?
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What Mucus Color Says About Your Health
Mother taking child's temperature
Fevers: Why We Get Them and When to Worry
mom checking her daughter's temperature
How to Treat a Fever
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5 Things to Do When You're Sick
Woman wiping her nose
Why Do Colds Cause Congestion?
Sick woman laying on sofa holding remote control.
8 Reasons for Your Rhinorrhea
Woman standing on scale
Learn Why Having a Stomach Flu Can Make You Lose Weight
Doctor examining young girl
How to Recognize Retracting With Difficulty Breathing
Could your child be wheezing?
What Wheezing Is and Why You Should Care
Teenage girl (13-15) coughing, close-up
Is Your Cold Causing a Wet or Dry Cough?
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Stages of the Flu Day by Day
Is Your Toothache A Sign Of Sinusitis?
Can Sinus Infection Mimic Tooth Pain?
Flu Symptoms in Children
A List of Early Flu Symptoms to Watch out for in Children