Get the facts on cold symptoms, flu symptoms and bird flu and other respiratory illnesses. While the symptoms may be similar, these illnesses are very different and must be treated differently.
Sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, coughs and sore throat are all symptoms of the common cold. Compare your symptoms to those commonly associated with the cold.
Influenza, the "flu," is a highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract that can cause fatigue, muscle aches, fever and chills. The flu IS NOT just a severe cold, but a different infection caused by a different virus.
Bird flu symptoms in humans have ranged from fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches to eye infections, pneumonia and other severe and life-threatening complications.
Many infections and illnesses can cause cold symptoms or flu symptoms, but they are not cold or flu. Find out what other respiratory illnesses may be plaguing you.