Almost everyone will experience a cold, some with a runny nose, some with sneezing, and some with a direct cough and fever. These are all considered colds, but everyone's constitution is different, which can lead to different conditions. How to distinguish between common cold and flu? In this season where colds are prone to occur, it is important to take preventive measures in this regard.
How to distinguish between common cold and flu
1. The pathogen of the common cold can be a virus, and more commonly bacteria, so the common cold can occur throughout the year. And influenza is caused by influenza virus, mainly seen in winter and spring seasons.
2. The onset of the common cold is generally mild, with a fever not exceeding 39 degrees. Upper respiratory symptoms such as cough, sore throat, and chest tightness are more obvious, while systemic symptoms such as headache, body aches, chills, and fever are milder. It usually takes 5 to 7 days to recover.
3. Influenza has a rapid onset, with body temperature often exceeding 39 degrees Celsius. The symptoms of systemic poisoning are more severe, while upper respiratory symptoms are milder. Clinical manifestations include headache, fever, eye swelling, limb pain, fatigue, sometimes conjunctival congestion, nasal congestion, runny nose, dry throat pain, and children often have digestive system symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, vomiting, and even seizures.
4. Patients with the common cold should avoid talking, sneezing, and other behaviors directly in front of people with weak immunity such as the elderly and children who live together.
5. Influenza is a respiratory infectious disease caused by virus, which usually occurs in winter and is characterized by frequent worldwide epidemics. This disease has a strong transmission ability and is prone to causing lung infections. The large amount of virus contained in the respiratory secretions of patients can be transmitted to others through droplets, with the strongest infectivity occurring within the first 2 to 3 days.
How to prevent colds and flu
1、 Mulberry Leaf Mint Drink
【 Ingredients 】 5 grams of mulberry leaves, 5 grams of chrysanthemums, 3 grams of mint, and 30 grams of bitter bamboo leaves.
[Method] Wash the medicinal herbs with clean water, put them in a teapot, and soak them in boiling water for ten minutes. Drink them anytime.
[Effect] This product not only has a refreshing and detoxifying effect on wind heat colds, but also can be used as a preventive tea drink.
2、 Mulberry leaf loquat Congee
【 Ingredients 】 18g mulberry leaves, 10g loquat leaves, 100g sugarcane, 30g raw grass roots, 6g mint, and 60g stem rice.
[Practice] Wash and chop the above medicine, add proper amount of water, decoct and take the juice, add japonica rice and cook it until the rice Congee is thick, and take it when it is hot. Take one dose daily for three consecutive days.
【 Efficacy 】 Mulberry leaves, thatch roots, and mint clear heat and produce fluids, loquat leaves clear the lungs and relieve cough, sugarcane and stem rice produce fluids and benefit the stomach, suitable for cold patients with lung and stomach heat accumulation and external wind heat.
In this season where colds are prone to occur, it is important to know how to distinguish between the common cold and the flu, respond to colds correctly, and avoid indiscriminate medication. You should also drink plenty of water and eat fresh fruits and vegetables regularly to make your body strong and resistant to viruses. No matter what kind of cold it is, there is no need to be afraid.
