Is it a COLD, the FLU, or an ALLERGY?

26 Nov 2008

26 Nov, 2008 Nutrition

Symptom	Cold	Seasonal Allergy	Flu
Aches and pains	Sometimes	Never	Frequent
Chills	sometimes	never	Frequent
Cough	sometimes	Sometimes	Usual
Extreme exhaustion	never	Never	Usual
Fatigue, weakness	sometimes	Sometimes	Usual
Fever	rare	Never	Usual
Runny nose	usual	Usual	Sometimes
Sneezing	usual	Usual	Sometimes
Stuffy nose	usual	Usual	Sometimes
Sore throat	usual	Sometimes	Sometimes
Duration	Usually 5 to 7 days, but may last 14 days	Weeks (seasonal)	Days to weeks
Prevention	Wash hands frequently, avoid close contact with infected people	Avoid allergens such as pollen, pet dander	Annual homeopathic “vaccination”, antiviral remedies
Complication	Middle ear infection, sinus congestion and infection, bronchitis, flare up of chronic lung condition such as asthma, emphysema and rarely pneumonia	Asthma, sinusitis, middle ear infection	Bronchitis, pneumonia can result in death