{"id":55094,"date":"2020-06-25T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=55094"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:16:08","slug":"recognising-covid-19-v-s-flu-or-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2020\/06\/25\/recognising-covid-19-v-s-flu-or-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Covid-19 And Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with pleasant cool weather, the rainy season is known to bring coughs, colds, and other viral infections like the flu. Normally, you would take some medicine to treat the symptoms and wait till you recovered. But at a time when we\u2019re dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is always the fear that cough, cold, or fever could be the dreaded disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are displaying symptoms of a viral infection, there is no need for you to panic. Follow your normal self-care routine and talk to your doctor if the symptoms persist for more than a week. If you are worried that you might have the novel coronavirus, here\u2019s how you can tell it apart from the other infections:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms Of The Common Cold:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild, wet or dry cough<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent sneezing<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Blocked nose<\/li>\n<li>Runny nose<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watery eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sore throat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasional tiredness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55097 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Symptoms of COVID-19- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Symptoms-of-the-common-cold-1.jpg\" alt=\"Symptoms of COVID-19- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If these symptoms are not accompanied by a fever then there is a good chance that you only have a cold. With enough rest and nourishment, you will get better soon. <strong>Chronic care management services<\/strong> can be availed for elderly people who are staying alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms Of Influenza (Flu)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild to high fever<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dry cough<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Body ache<\/li>\n<li>Tiredness<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watery eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasional diarrhoea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55098 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Symptoms Of Influenza (Flu)- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Symptoms-of-influenza-flu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Symptoms Of Influenza (Flu)- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fever is common during the flu and can take up to two weeks to pass. The flu might also be accompanied by a mild cold but you shouldn\u2019t have any problem with your breathing. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms Of COVID-19:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild to high fever<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dry cough<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Shortness of breath<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty breathing<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiredness<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Occasional loss of sense of smell and taste<\/li>\n<li>Rash or discolouration of the skin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55099 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Prevent COVID-19- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Symptoms-of-COVID-19-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prevent COVID-19- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main symptoms to be aware of in COVID-19 are shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. These symptoms do not show up during the flu or a common cold.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asthma or <strong>Diabetes and Coronavirus<\/strong> are dangerous together thus, people with pre-existing conditions like these should take special care. While there are some common symptoms between the common cold, influenza, and COVID-19, each has its own distinguishing characteristics. Sore throats and a blocked or runny nose are indicative of a cold while fever with body ache usually signifies the flu. Only if you are having trouble breathing or have lost your sense of smell and taste, you should talk to your doctor about getting tested for novel coronavirus. It is important to <strong>protect yourself from Covid-19 hospitalization expenses<\/strong> with medical policies and also take enough precautions to not come in contact with the virus in the first place. Keeping yourself updated with <strong>wellness blogs<\/strong> like these are a good way to be informed about the measures you can take against viruses. Activ Living blog sections also has articles and infographics which tell you how to prevent Covid-19 and even the <strong>positive impact of\u00a0 lockdown<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with pleasant cool weather, the rainy season is known to bring coughs, colds, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":55100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4229,8,4241],"tags":[1726,1132,1537,1529,1173,992,986,1727],"class_list":["post-55094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","category-lifestyle-conditions","category-others","tag-body-ache","tag-cold","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-difficulty-breathing","tag-fever","tag-influenza","tag-shortness-of-breath"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Coronavirus Vs Flu: Difference Between COVID-19 &amp; Common Flu - Activ Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Coronavirus and flu may have similar symptoms but they may not be the same disease. 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