What's the difference between a Cold and the Flu?!
Question: I've heard different things but I am not sure what the exact difference is???
Answers: I've heard different things but I am not sure what the exact difference is???
Both are viral but different viruses. Just like not all bacterias get you sick the same way not all virus get you sick the same way.
One of the current viruses you might be familiar with is HIV.
There is a flu vaccine but no cold vaccine. No cure for both they kind of run their course.
Flu virus gives you similar symptoms to a cold virus like overall achiness, cough, runny nose but it is way more serious especially to those whose immune systems are not developed like kids, or badly affected like those with AIDS or taking immuno-suppressants.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/coldflu.... (The CDC center of disease control) You have seen them on some sci-fi movies gives a better detail.
Ask this ? on yahoo or Google & there are detailed info there. I read it yesterday. DOC W