Posted on 10/24/2023 3:33:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There’s much to look forward to at the start of winter. The holiday season starts winter off with a bang, while outdoor enthusiasts know their chances to hit the slopes and ski and snowboard are just beginning. Sports fans know January marks the return of the National Football League playoffs, while travelers who need a little winter warmth often designate February as a month to soak up some sun in a faraway locale.
With so much to do each winter, it’s especially problematic when you come down with a cold. However, winter tends to be cold and flu season in many areas, as viruses tend to spread more easily when people spend more time indoors. This winter, people may wonder if their sniffles indicate they have a cold, the flu or a sign of something more serious, such as COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Anyone unsure of what’s behind a cold-like illness is urged to speak with their physician. In addition, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases notes that the common cold, the flu, COVID-19, and RSV present some similar symptoms, but also some unique ones. Though each illness is complex, the frequency with which some symptoms present may indicate which issue a person is dealing with. Knowledge of those symptoms and their frequency can help people determine if the culprit behind their winter illness is a cold, the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.
Cold
Aches: Sometimes
Difficulty breathing: Rarely
Fatigue: Sometimes Fever: Rarely
Loss of taste or smell: Rarely
Sore throat: Often
Wheezing: Rarely
Flu
Aches: Often
Difficulty breathing: Rarely
Fatigue: Often
Fever: Often
Loss of taste or smell: Rarely
Sore throat: Sometimes
Wheezing: Rarely
COVID-19
Aches: Sometimes
Difficulty breathing: Often
Fatigue: Often
Fever: Sometimes
Loss of taste or smell: Sometimes
Sore throat: Often
Wheezing: Rarely
RSV
Aches: Rarely
Difficulty breathing: Sometimes
Fatigue: Rarely
Fever: Sometimes
Loss of taste or smell: Rarely
Sore throat: Rarely
Wheezing: Often
Individuals who are concerned by the presence of cold- or flu-like symptoms are urged to speak with their physicians. Though many instances of cold, flu, COVID-19, and RSV will go away without medical intervention, each condition can pose a significant health risk in certain situations.
My Mother in law, 85 has been coughing the last 10 days or so. No fever or anything.
They forgot to include allergies. If your ears itch inside them, and your nose, too, it’s very likely allergies.
You may have nasal drainage, sneezing, or a cough.
Rarely a fever.
No lethargy.
Rarely wheezing.
Not sure if I’ve forgotten anything that they used for symptoms.
-Dr. FF (not a doctor, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express 😉)
Wouldn’t it be more pertinent to distinguish which viruses were not manufactured in a lab as bioweapons?
Oh, here are the other things to watch for or not watch for with allergies:
Aches: Meh…maybe a headache?
Difficulty breathing: Rarely
Loss of taste or smell: Rarely
Sore throat: Sometimes, caused by nasal drainage
Wouldn’t it be more pertinent to distinguish which viruses were not manufactured in a lab as bioweapons?
“My Mother in law, 85 has been coughing the last 10 days or so. No fever or anything.”
That was me Ja. 2020.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes infections of the lungs and respiratory tract. It’s so common that most children have been infected with the virus by age 2. Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-ul) virus can also infect adults.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - Symptoms & causes
Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org › syc-20353098
A good cup of hot Mullein Leaf tea would be an improvement over guaifenesin. The stuff saved my life back in 2019, brought the heavy thick gunk right out of me, nothing else worked.
Nothing about congestion or a cough or sneezing?
Aren’t those all cold symptoms?
Not buying the accuracy if the cold symptoms are not even correct.
Where’s the don’t give a crap option? Because I literally don’t give a crap. At all.
Why is ragweed never cut down?
I see it growing as tho it is a protected ‘weed’.
Just between you and me, me and the First lady got the Rona in November 2020.
Bad stuff. I posted our experience on FR.
We haven’t been sick since.
5.56mm
“but the Ivermectin he took helped with his asthma. I looked it up, and there are papers on IVM used to treat asthma. Probably other respiratory things as well.”
i know someone who took Ivermectin as part of the protocol to cure coivd, and they were shocked when it also cleared up chronic diarrhea they had had for years ...
I have asthma and I use food grade hydrogen peroxide in my nebulizer.
It clears out my lungs better than anything else.
I also breathe it into my sinuses and it clears that out, too.
It will burn, especially when you first use it.
I only need a small amount and only use it for five to ten minutes. At first you’ll probably only be able to breathe it for about two minutes.
That’s not the brown bottle hydrogen peroxide.
Food grade.
Thank you!
Where can I find food grade? I need to try this today, I am coughing like a maniac.
How to Tell if it’s a Cold, the Flu, COVID-19 or RSV
I thought you were supposed to use one of those free government made in China test kits to find out.
The question is moot
Take large doses of Vitamin D3, C, and zinc and you will experience none of the above
Think that it’s simply too pervasive and it would be an impossible task.
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