by Influenza A, covid and cold. The respiratory infections They are in full swing with the onset of winter and the peak of the season is about to arrive. It remains to be seen what effects Christmas lunches and dinners have had on infection rates. Although, from experience, they tend to have a lot of influence since these viruses move freely in closed places with many people.
If you are going through a respiratory infection right now, we will tell you how to differentiate the symptoms of the three most common: influenza A, covid or cold. Sometimes it’s complicated because share several symptoms, such as cough, general malaise, nasal congestion, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, but we can look at some nuances. In practice we find that there is a predominance in each pathology of one or more symptoms.
he COVID-19 It is related to feverish peaks from the beginning of the clinical picture along with cough and fatigue. Its evolution may be more rapid, including respiratory distress, anosmia, hyposmia, ageusia or hypogeusia (total loss of smellpartial loss of smell, total loss of taste and partial loss of taste respectively).
Fever or chills.
Cough.
Difficulty breathing (feeling short of breath).
Fatigue.
Muscle and body pain.
Headache.
Loss of smell or taste.
Sore throat.
Congestion or runny nose.
Nausea or vomiting.
Diarrhea.
he a coldHowever, it is more related to nasal congestion, runny nose, some sore throat, sneezing. It is rare for myalgia, fatigue and fever to appear. The duration of the clinical picture is the shortest of the three pathologies in question.
The complaint It is more associated with headache, runny nose, sore throat, cough, initially more humid than in the coronavirus, and its evolution is more constant over time.
These symptoms are indicative and in some cases a screening test may be necessary to help confirm the diagnosis.
If you notice that you are getting sick, it is recommended that you stay home and, if you have to go out, wear a mask.
