How to distinguish influenza from the common cold in children How to distinguish influenza from the common cold in children

1. The common cold and influenza are viral colds caused by viruses.

2. Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. Common flu symptoms are: sudden cold, fever, headache, body aches, nasal congestion, runny nose, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, loss of appetite, infants or the elderly may have pneumonia or heart failure. Toxic flu patients show symptoms of: high fever, nonsense, coma, convulsions, and sometimes death. Therefore, the disease is easily spread, so it should be isolated and treated as soon as possible;

3. Common cold, commonly known as cold, is medically called acute rhinitis or upper respiratory tract infection. Its main feature is that the pathogens are complex and diverse. Various viruses, mycoplasmas and a few bacteria can cause colds. Each outbreak can be caused by different pathogens. A person can catch a cold many times a year, generally without obvious systemic symptoms, mainly catarrhal symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose;

4. The common cold is much less contagious than influenza. Ordinary people are more likely to get sick after catching a cold, getting caught in the rain, or being overly tired due to reduced resistance. Therefore, the common cold is often individual, and rarely occurs in batches like influenza;

5. When the common cold occurs, the patient usually has a low fever, but rarely a high fever. The patient will have a stuffy nose, runny nose, sore throat, headache, body aches, fatigue and weakness. The symptoms are milder than those of influenza and there is no threat to life.