2024年11月27日 · COVID-19 and the flu are both respiratory diseases that spread from person to person. They're also both caused by viruses. COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The flu is caused by influenza A, B and C viruses. All of these viruses spread in similar ways. COVID-19 and the flu cause many of the same symptoms, but there are some differences.

2025年1月7日 · In North America, flu season usually runs between October and May. Symptoms of the flu such as a sore throat and a runny or stuffy nose are common. You may also get these symptoms with other illness such as a cold. But colds tend to start slowly, and the flu tends to come on quickly, within two or three days after you come in contact with the ...

2024年7月12日 · Cold and cough medicines in young children. Cold and cough medicine you can get without a prescription can harm children. Do not give any cough and cold medicines to children under age 4 years. Talk with your child's healthcare professional before giving any medicines to children ages 4 to 6 years.

2023年5月24日 · Typical signs and symptoms include earaches or the return of a fever following a common cold. Asthma. A cold can trigger wheezing, even in people who don't have asthma. For people with asthma, a cold can make it worse. Sinusitis. In adults or children, a common cold that lasts a while can lead to swelling and pain in the sinuses.

3 天之前 · To diagnose the flu, also called influenza, your healthcare professional does a physical exam, looks for symptoms of flu and possibly orders a test that detects flu viruses. The viruses that cause flu spread at high levels during certain times of the year in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. These are called flu seasons.

2024年9月26日 · Rest and drink plenty of fluids. With your provider's OK, use nonprescription cold or flu remedies to relieve your symptoms. These medicines won't help you get over the cold or flu faster, but they can help you feel better in the meantime. Monitor your airflow. Use a peak flow meter to monitor how well your lungs are working from day to day.

2023年7月22日 · By comparison, during the 2021-2022 flu season in the U.S., between 8 and 13 million people had the flu and between 5,000 and 14,000 people died of the flu. COVID-19 and flu complications COVID-19 can cause different complications from the flu, such as blood clots, post-COVID conditions and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

2023年5月24日 · The science isn't clear on alternative cold remedies such as vitamin C, echinacea and zinc. Because studies of alternative cold remedies in children are limited, these remedies are most often not recommended for use in children. Here's an update on some popular choices: Vitamin C. Taking vitamin C is unlikely to prevent the common cold.

Vomiting and diarrhea also are symptoms of the flu but this is more common in children than adults. Factors that can raise your risk of getting serious flu or flu-related complications include: Age. Seasonal flu tends to be more serious in young children, especially those age 12 months or younger, and adults older than age 65.

2024年2月24日 · Getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines helps lower the chance that you will catch or spread these viruses or get seriously ill from or die of the illnesses they cause. You can lower your risk of catching viruses that cause colds, flu and COVID-19 in other ways too: