Health authorities expect a flu epidemic this winter. How to recognize flu symptoms? How are they different from Covid or a cold?
Recognize flu symptoms
The first flu symptoms appear 48 hours after infection. Those are :
- a strong fever,
- a severe fatigue (asthenia),
- loss of appetite;
- of the pains muscular, such as body aches,
- of the headache and cough dried.
How do you catch the flu virus?
The flu is a respiratory virus. It is transmitted by sneezing or the cough principally. It can also be transmitted by contact. If you are infected with the flu, you are contagious during 5 days.
What are the differences with the common cold or Covid?
It is easy to distinguish a flu from a cold. The cold is mild: there is no fever or joint pain. On the other hand, the symptoms of flu are very close of those of covid. To make a difference, it is necessary to make a self test Covid or a antigen test.