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<br /> <br />_.~ -"'~1.i ---.....~ ~ .~~ .~~ ~ <br /> <br />~ '" <br /> <br />~ ~ <br />Is I t a Cold or the Flu? <br /> <br />Symptoms <br /> <br />Cold <br /> <br />Fever <br /> <br />Rare <br /> <br />Headache <br /> <br />Rare <br /> <br />General Aches, Pains <br />Fatigue, Weakness <br />Extreme Exhaustion <br /> <br />Slight <br /> <br />Sometimes <br /> <br />Never <br /> <br />Stuffy Nose <br /> <br />Corrunon <br /> <br />Sneezing <br />Sore Tbroat <br /> <br />Usual <br /> <br />Corrunon <br /> <br />Chest Discomfort; Cough <br /> <br />Mild to moderate; <br />hacking cough <br /> <br />Treatment <br /> <br />Antihistamines <br />Decongestant <br />Nonsteroidal M!ti- <br />inflammatory meds. <br /> <br />Prevention <br /> <br />Wash your hands often <br /> <br />Complications <br /> <br />Sinus congestion <br />Middle ear infection <br />Asthma <br /> <br />U.S. Department of Health and Human Services <br />National Institutes of Health <br />National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases <br />..... .....a.-... ~......... ........._ ---....,~. <br /> <br />Flu <br /> <br />Usual; high (1000 to 1020F; occasionally higher, <br />especially in young children); lasts 3 to 4 days <br /> <br />Corrunon <br /> <br />Usual; often severe <br /> <br />Usual; can last up to 2 to 3 weeks <br />Usual; at the beginning of the illness <br /> <br />Sometimes <br /> <br />Sometimes <br /> <br />Sometimes <br /> <br />Corrunon; CM! become sever <br /> <br />Antiviral medicines- <br />see your doctor <br /> <br />Annual vaccination; antiviral <br /> <br />Bronchitis, pneumonia; <br />can be life threatening <br /> <br />September 2005 <br />www.niaid.nih.gov <br />---. ...........- --... ----~.~~ <br />