how do i know if i have the flu?
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Flu Symptoms. You typically start to feel bad quickly instead of over time. You may have a high fever, headache and muscle aches, cough, sore throat, and tiredness. You also might have a runny or stuffy nose, chills, headache, and nausea or vomiting.
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Sudden or excessive fatigue Sudden, excessive fatigue is one of the earliest symptoms of the flu. It may appear before other symptoms. Fatigue is also a symptom of the common cold, but it's usually more severe with the flu. Extreme weakness and tiredness may interfere with your normal activities.
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Flu-like symptoms, such as tiredness, chills and muscle aches. Irritability or agitation. Nausea. Insomnia or sleep disturbances, such as nightmares.
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For adults, side effects include runny nose, headache, sore throat and cough. These side effects last a short time compared to the actual flu illness, the CDC says.
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The symptoms of flu usually develop within 1 to 3 days of becoming infected. Most people will feel better within a week. However, you may have a lingering cough and still feel very tired for a further couple of weeks.
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['cough.', 'runny or congested nose.', 'sore throat.', 'headache.', 'body aches and pains.', 'fever.', 'chills.', 'fatigue.']
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The symptoms of 24-hour flu typically appear one to three days after you've been infected and can include: diarrhea. nausea or vomiting. abdominal cramps or pain.
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Influenza can wreck havoc on the body. The upper respiratory illness can cause people to experience a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue and sometimes diarrhea and vomiting, according to the CDC. It can lead to complications like pneumonia, which can be serious.
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Influenza symptoms Most people run a fever, and high temperatures in the 103 F to 104 F range are common. Nearly everyone has a runny nose and sore throat, but unlike ordinary colds, the flu also produces a hacking, dry cough. Muscle and joint aches can be severe.
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Headaches as a Symptom of the Flu The flu has a myriad of symptoms, including vomiting, nausea and headaches. While some may not experience headaches, those who do may become sensitive to light, sound and smell.
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Usually there is no fever; in fact, fever and more severe symptoms may indicate that you have the flu rather than a cold. Cold symptoms typically last for about 3 days. At that point the worst is over, but you may feel congested for a week or more.
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The fever and aches usually stop in a few days. But the sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, and tiredness may continue for a week or more. The flu also can cause vomiting, belly pain, and diarrhea. But if you have only vomiting and diarrhea without the other flu symptoms, you probably have gastroenteritis.
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In addition to aches and pains, chills are another tell-tale sign that your body may be fighting off a virus. In fact, chills are often one of the first symptoms that people notice when they're coming down with the flu.
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Cold Although you may be tired and weak with a cold, this feeling often is rather mild and never turns into extreme exhaustion. Flu It is extremely common to be tired and weak when you have the flu. This feeling can last for two or more weeks.
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If you have flu, you generally start to feel ill within a few days of being infected. You should begin to feel much better within a week or so, although you may feel tired for much longer. You'll usually be most infectious from the day your symptoms start and for a further 3 to 7 days.
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Avoid touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. That's not easy to do, so keep those hands clean. If you have flu-like symptoms -- fever plus at least cough or sore throat or other flu symptoms -- stay home for seven days after symptoms begin or until you've been symptom-free for 24 hours -- whichever is longer.