How to distinguish influenza from the common cold in children

Cold is a common disease in our daily life. No matter young or old, sometimes you may catch a cold accidentally. Some colds are caused by weather changes, while others are caused by overwork, staying up late, drinking less water, etc., which lead to a decrease in immunity. Colds often accompany us in our daily lives. Some adults will tell children to put on more clothes and drink more water, otherwise they will catch a cold and need an injection. At this time, children have to drink water even if they don’t want to, and have to wear clothes even if they don’t want to. Because I'm afraid of injections.

Children's influenza is usually transmitted in public places, usually in schools, parks and other public places, or when the weather changes. We must take precautions against colds to prevent the spread of influenza and infect more people. Here we will learn how to distinguish between children's colds and common colds.

1. Both the common cold and influenza are viral colds caused by viruses.

2. Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. Symptoms of common influenza are: sudden chills, fever, headache, body aches, nasal congestion, runny nose, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, and loss of appetite. Infants, children, and the elderly may develop pneumonia or heart failure. Patients with toxic influenza will suffer from high fever, delirium, coma, convulsions, which can sometimes be fatal. Since the disease is easily spread, it should be isolated and treated early;

3. Common cold, commonly known as cold, medically known as acute rhinitis or upper respiratory tract infection, its main feature is that the pathogens are complex and diverse, a variety of viruses, mycoplasmas and a few bacteria can cause colds, each onset can be caused by different pathogens, a person can catch a cold many times in a year, generally there are no obvious systemic symptoms, but mainly have sneezing, runny nose and other catarrhal symptoms;

4. The common cold is much less contagious than influenza. People are more likely to get sick when they are exposed to cold, rain, or excessive fatigue because their resistance is reduced. Therefore, the common cold usually occurs individually, and rarely occurs in large numbers like during an influenza epidemic.

5. When the common cold occurs, most cases present with a low fever, rarely a high fever. The patient suffers from nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, headache, body aches, fatigue and weakness. The symptoms are milder than those of influenza and are not life-threatening.

The above introduces how to distinguish between epidemic and common cold in children. I think people should have a general understanding that influenza is more serious than the common cold. Epidemics are caused by influenza viruses, which can be fatal in severe cases. We strengthen our physical exercise to improve our immunity and resistance. Keep colds away from us.