I was planning on another beauty vlog/blog for this week but then last week I got ill. Very, very ill that all plans were scuppered and energy went out the window.
I was talking to a couple of old friends from SE Asia who were messaging me about my Facebook post on being ill. As one does, I sent out an “SOS” post on FB feeling a little sorry for myself being ill while the husband was away.
It became clear to me that many people I spoke to didn’t really realise that even though the cold and flu are both caused by viruses, they are 2 completely different viri. They both present similar symptoms to each other with some subtle yet major differences.
Since I had a cold in October last year when I was in Frankfurt and now I am down with the flu, I decided to film the symptom differences and how I felt on Day 5 of my illness. Here I am in my sniffly glory.
Below is a handy guide if you have no time to watch my vlog but want to quickly scan for visual clues.
For some more reading linked to above pictorial: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/cold-flu-know-difference-fact-sheet.html
That’s good knowledge. Well, I have read articles on cold and flu. Good, you brought out the comparison. It is needed for us to understand and not unnecessarily panic.
Thanks for clearing my doubts. This is very useful information on Cold and Flu
This is very great and informative article. I though its the same. Thanks for sharing this guide. Its really a big help to know what’s the different in those two.
very nice article. very knowledgeable . I gonna pin this so every time i get this two. I can back read whats the symptoms. Thank you!
It became very clear to me what are those symptoms. because before when i feel cold i thought it was a FLU. Thank you for this information. Great!
We do need to distinguish between the two) this season is full of surprises and not a pleasant ones for sure. To educate yourself in this respect is a must.
I honestly never really realized that it was a difference between a cold or the flu. I am bookmarking this for the future so that I’ll be able to know whether I have the cold or the flu.
It’s important that we know the difference so we can get the required medicine. Thanks for pointing this out.
There is definitely a difference! I had the flu a couple of years ago and could barely move for a few days.