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Originally Posted by Cyborg Ninja
I frequently get flus and colds mixed up. I'm unwilling to call a flu what it is because it sounds more... dramatic. And the rest of humanity wants you to downsize any sickness you have. It could just be the dry air like Analog says, but I feel like it's more than that. Though my extensive use of tramadol the night before certainly didn't help. I doubt Airborne does anything myself. I'll have a glass of orange juice instead, thanks. Funny how this bug hits me right after I went to a clinic that was giving out flu shots.
So what other mucus membranes get affected? Oh wait, I don't think I wanna know...
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Flu is more dramatic...whereas a cold comes along and casually sticks around, the flu hits you like a speeding train, knocks you on your ass and won't loosen its grip. Both can give a fever, but the flu fever is usually higher with chills, sweats, etc. When you have the flu, there's no mistaking it.
Colds, you might get bronchitis-flu, you might get pneumonia.
I've heard you can get a 'mild' flu-like illness after getting that shot. I'm supposed to get those and pneumonia shots, but I'm leery of them.
In between the cold virus and flu virus is another, but I can't remember its name. It hits harder than a cold, but isn't as dangerous as the flu.