Differences between a flu and a cold

• April 25, 2024

We all have an infallible recipe to cure it, but nobody knows for sure what differentiates the flu from a simple cold .

In this regard, a team of pulmonologists residing in National Institute of Respiratory Diseases of Mexico (INER), has cleared the doubts and warns about the consequences of a poorly taken flu picture that can become a more serious pulmonary disease.

The cold It is usually harmless and is usually cured in a period of three days, as long as the person puts into practice certain self-care such as resting, drinking water and other liquids in abundance, consuming a diet rich in vitamin C and avoid sudden changes in temperature and cold foods or drinks.

Sometimes, to a simple cold a secondary infection can be added, in tonsils or the ears , and in people very susceptible due to lung disease, a lung infection .

One of the complications of a poorly maintained flu is the development of a acute bronchitis , this is an inflammatory process of the bronchi.

This causes that the breathing becomes difficult and the membranes that cover the airways produce large amounts of thick mucus, which causes fits of cough, chest pain Y overcrowding .

Learn to identify them

1. In a cold, the fever it does not show up; In a flu, the temperature can be 38 ° or even more.

2. In the first case, there may occasionally be a headache , whereas in a flu it is usually present.

3. In a cold , the runny nose is usually light or not appear; In a flu, there are frequent sneezing and continuous trickle.

4. Usually, in a cold there is no nasal congestion ; In a flu is one of the most common symptoms.

5. In a cold , the cough is dry Y mild , whereas in a flu it is usually wet, with phlegm and very persistent. Muscle pain and / or fatigue is frequent in a flu, while the same does not occur in the cold.

6. Difficulty swallowing and eating is characteristic of a flu, less than one cold . With this, the appetite does not diminish, while with a cold, the patient does not feel like eating.

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