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CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Q & A: Cold Versus Flu Average Rating 0%

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The common cold (viral upper respiratory tract infection (VURI), acute viral rhinopharyngitis, acute coryza, or cold) is a contagious, viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. Common symptoms include a sore throat, runny nose, and fever. There is no cure; however, symptoms usually resolve spontaneously in 7 to 10 days, with some symptoms possibly lasting for up to three weeks.

The viral replication begins 8 to 12 hours after initial contact. Symptoms usually begin 2 to 5 days after initial infection but occasionally occur in as little as 10 hours. Symptoms peak 2-3 days after symptom onset, whereas influenza symptom onset is constant and immediate. The symptoms usually resolve spontaneously in 7 to 10 days but some can last for up to three weeks.

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Jeffrey Terrell, MD

It′s best to see your doctor if you think you have a sinus infection. Very, very rarely, sinus infections can spread to the tissues surrounding the sinuses, the eye, or the brain, with consequences including blindness, meningitis, and even death.

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Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses.

The flu differs in several ways from the common cold, a respiratory infection also caused by viruses. For example, people with colds rarely get fevers or headaches or suffer from the extreme exhaustion that flu viruses cause.

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Cold And Flu Cold and flu (Influenza) are very common infection. While Cold is a infection of the upper respiratory system, RNA viruses cause flu.
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