Cold or Flu? How to tell? - Colds & Flu Message Board

littleone314 · 10-06-2005, 05:07 PM

Here are my symptoms:

*naseau (for a few hours that results in throwing up once or twice and it goes away)
*extremely sore throat
*mild fever (99.0)
*body aches (paticularly my lower back and legs)

Is this a cold or flu? I'm thinking flu though. How do you tell?

HELLASRULES · 10-26-2005, 06:12 PM

Sounds like a cold. fI don't beleive any documented cases of the Flu actually has hit yet.
Influenza's symptoms are a lot worse. Higher fever, chills, sweating, weakness. When you have the flu you actually pretty much don't even have the physical strength to barely get out of bed.
Cold make you feel awful, but you can usually still function.

Goodinheart · 10-27-2005, 05:40 AM

I work at a hospital and just got my flu shot this week Flu symptoms:

High Fever 102 and up
Sore Throat
Headache
Severe Tiredness
Runny Nose
Muscle Aches
Dry Cough
Core Throat

In children Gastro-Intestinal Sypmtoms Nausea, Vommiting...

Hope you feel better, sounds like a cold

seagoddess · 11-16-2005, 08:25 AM

i have the same thing and whatever it is, it is awful

Mocha870 · 12-02-2005, 11:53 AM

I have the same thing.....I think it is the flu...because i am dizzy and feels like a baaaad baad cold....this definatly isnt a cold....a cold is a walk in the park compaired to this....im tired as what too....least im finally sneezing....its terrible i have had at least 15 hours of sleep during the night and i want more!!!!!(thanck god i am un employed id be fired for this, or at least what they twell us in school about calling off lol)