Infectious disease specialist reveals differences between flu and acute respiratory viral infection
Flu and the common cold have different symptoms and course of the disease.
Infectious disease doctor Andrei Pozdnyakov said that the flu always starts abruptly and suddenly.
The main symptoms of flu include weakness accompanied by body aches, headache, and high temperature, RIA Novosti reports.
A person can accurately determine the time of the onset of classic flu. This is indicated by high temperature and intoxication.
Pozdnyakov clarified that symptoms from the respiratory tract appear later.
Cough usually begins to appear on the second and third days.
The doctor also warned that flu can cause a variety of complications.
Early complications of influenza include: lung damage, primary influenza pneumonia, possible damage to the central nervous system.
According to Pozdnyakov, late complications are more common. The patient faces secondary bacterial complications from the respiratory tract.
People who have had the flu experience fatigue, sweating, and unstable temperature for some time.
