Is It a Cold or the Flu?

 Symptoms	         Cold	            Flu

fever	                 rare	             characteristic, high (102-104F);
                                              lasts 3-4 days

headache	         rare	             prominent

general aches,pains      slight	             usual; often severe

fatigue,weakness	 quite mild	     can last up to 2-3 weeks

extreme exhaustion	 never	             early and prominent

stuffy nose	         common	             sometimes

sneezing	         usual	             sometimes

sore throat	         common	             sometimes

chest discomfort,        mild to moderate    common;can become severe
cough                    hacking cough