BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look ...
A cough is the most common crossover symptom between a cold and the flu. Other symptoms, such as a sore throat, sneezing or a runny nose, can sometimes happen with the flu – though it's less common.
She explained: “With a cold, a cough will be mild, while a flu cough will seem dry.” The NHS website explained that cold ...
It is easy to confuse COVID-19 symptoms with that of the flu. Not knowing the differences could be dangerous, even fatal.
Flu cases have soared (hospital admissions are up 50% vs this time last year) and reports say there's a new H3N2 strain. Here ...
Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish ...
“A common cold usually causes a runny or blocked nose, sneezing, a sore throat, mild cough and mild fatigue,” explains Dr Claire Agathou, GP and co-founder of the A–Z General Practice at The ...
It’s that time of year when coughs and colds are rampant and everyone appears to be getting ill.But health experts have ...
As flu season peaks, and with several other illnesses going around, here's how to stay safe and healthy this season in ...
The flu can also cause a general feeling of fatigue or malaise, Ray says, as well as gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea and nausea, especially among children. As with COVID, some people also ...
Colds and the flu may take a bigger toll on women than men, according to a new study based on people's reports of their own symptoms. The women in the study were more likely than the men in the study ...
If you're suffering from Covid, your cough is likely to be dry and persistent. Dr Parmar explained: "With Covid, a cough will be dry and continuous, and many people will cough for more than an hour or ...