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the difference between cold and flu symptoms

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Symptoms	Cold	Flu
body aches or pains	slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold	severe aches and pains are common with the flu
chills	chills are not common with a cold	chills may happen with a flu
dry cough (with no mucus)	dry cough rarely happens with a cold	dry cough is common with the flu
fever	fever is not common with a cold	fever is very common with the flu
headache	headache may happen with a cold	headache is very common with the flu
productive cough (with mucus)	productive cough is very common with a cold	productive cough rarely happens with the flu
sneezing/runny nose	sneezing/runny nose are common with a cold	sneezing/runny nose may occasionally happen with the flu
sore throat	sore throat is very common with a cold	sore throat may happen with the flu
stuffy nose	stuffy nose is common with a cold	stuffy nose may occasionally happen with the flu
tiredness	tiredness is fairly mild with a cold	tiredness is intense and very common with the flu

Stomach symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may happen with the flu, but they are more common among children than adults.

The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
The flu is not a stomach or intestinal disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists the following people at high risk for developing flu-related complications:
-- pregnant women
-- adults 65 years of age and older
-- people who have chronic medical conditions
-- children younger than 5 years, but especially children younger than 2 years old



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