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How to Tell if it’s a Cold, the Flu, COVID-19 or RSV
Tahoe Daily Tribune ^ | Oct 22, 2023

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.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; cold; covid19; flu; hh2; rsv
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To: TexasGator

My Mother in law, 85 has been coughing the last 10 days or so. No fever or anything.


21 posted on 10/24/2023 5:27:38 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBloodlaw enforcement. )
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To: nickcarraway

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 😉)


22 posted on 10/24/2023 5:46:24 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: nickcarraway

Wouldn’t it be more pertinent to distinguish which viruses were not manufactured in a lab as bioweapons?


23 posted on 10/24/2023 5:48:59 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: FamiliarFace

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


24 posted on 10/24/2023 5:49:20 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: nickcarraway

Wouldn’t it be more pertinent to distinguish which viruses were not manufactured in a lab as bioweapons?


25 posted on 10/24/2023 5:49:46 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: US_MilitaryRules

“My Mother in law, 85 has been coughing the last 10 days or so. No fever or anything.”

That was me Ja. 2020.


26 posted on 10/24/2023 5:55:05 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: markman46

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


27 posted on 10/24/2023 5:55:13 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Flu vaccines, might work, if you’ve never had that flu! Otherwise they don't do any good/nor work!!!)
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To: catnipman

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.


28 posted on 10/24/2023 5:55:58 PM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could fight - Romeo company)
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To: nickcarraway

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.


29 posted on 10/24/2023 6:36:13 PM PDT by reviled downesdad (Some of the lost will never believe the Truth and will hate you for it.)
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To: nickcarraway

Where’s the don’t give a crap option? Because I literally don’t give a crap. At all.


30 posted on 10/24/2023 7:30:46 PM PDT by vpintheak (There is no Trans. There is only mentally ill)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Why is ragweed never cut down?

I see it growing as tho it is a protected ‘weed’.


31 posted on 10/24/2023 7:30:54 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (MURDER IS MYRDER)
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To: nickcarraway

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


32 posted on 10/24/2023 7:39:27 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: 21twelve

“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 ...


33 posted on 10/24/2023 8:37:55 PM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: catnipman; yldstrk

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.


34 posted on 10/24/2023 8:45:40 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (“Killer rabbit jokes have a long tradition in medieval literature.“ - Dr. James Wade)
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To: catnipman; yldstrk

That’s not the brown bottle hydrogen peroxide.

Food grade.


35 posted on 10/24/2023 8:49:27 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (“Killer rabbit jokes have a long tradition in medieval literature.“ - Dr. James Wade)
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To: catnipman

Thank you!


36 posted on 10/25/2023 3:30:49 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: pax_et_bonum

Where can I find food grade? I need to try this today, I am coughing like a maniac.


37 posted on 10/25/2023 3:35:06 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: nickcarraway

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.


38 posted on 10/25/2023 6:10:11 AM PDT by Neverlift
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To: nickcarraway

The question is moot

Take large doses of Vitamin D3, C, and zinc and you will experience none of the above


39 posted on 10/25/2023 6:15:18 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Think that it’s simply too pervasive and it would be an impossible task.


40 posted on 10/25/2023 6:36:51 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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