Difference between cold and swine flu symptoms

Ayesha M

Symptoms of Cold:

Fever: Fever is rare with a cold.
Coughing: A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
Aches: Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.
Stuffy Nose: Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.
Chills: Chills are uncommon with a cold.
Tiredness: Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.
Sneezing: Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.
Sudden Symptoms: Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.
Headache: A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.
Sore Throat: Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.
Chest Discomfort: Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.

Symptoms of swine flu:

Fever: Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100آ°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.
Coughing: A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches: Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.
Stuffy Nose: Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.
Chills: 60% of people who have the flu experience chills.
Tiredness: Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.
Sneezing: Sneezing is not common with the flu.
Sudden Symptoms: The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
Headache: A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
Sore throat: Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.
Chest discomfort: Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.