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Originally Posted by la petite moi
Dilbert, I am not on BC so it doesn't matter.
Bill, I think the flu is a virus, and colds are bacterial. I am also taking the antibiotics for the cough, not for a full-blown cold.
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Well the common cold is a virus, and the flu (Influenza), is also a virus. However Gastroenteritis is commonly called "stomach flu" or "24 hour flu" but should not be confused with influenza. Even if the original problem was a viral infection, all the coughing may have gotten your throat raw and torn up enough to become infected by bacteria.