Is it a cold or the flu?

Is it a cold or
the flu?

How do you know if it's a cold or the flu? Learn more with our symptom checklist below.

Symptoms	Cold	Flu
fever	rare	usually present
chills	uncommon	fairly common
tiredness	mild	moderate to severe
onset of symptoms	appear gradually	can appear within 3-6 hours
coughing	hacking, productive cough	dry, unproductive cough
sneezing	common	uncommon
stuffy nose	common	uncommon
runny nose	sometimes	common
sore throat	common	uncommon
general aches/pain	slight	common, often severe
chest discomfort	mild-moderate	often severe
headache	uncommon	uncommon

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