Relation between common cold, flu and covid

In winters, staying healthy by avoiding viral diseases becomes more important than ever. Especially with the covid-19 still widely spreading, many are wondering how to manage flue, cold along with covid-19. With the pandemic going on, it becomes overwhelming and burdened to worry about such seasonal colds and flues as well.

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• Covid is more contagious than the common cold and flu
• Covid spreads more widely than the common cold and flu
• The recovery period of covid is longer than the common cold and flu
• In common cold and flu, the loss of taste and smell and other respiratory difficulties is milder than covid
• The aftermath or side effects of covid can last from a few days to a month as compared to common cold and flu

• Fever or feeling feverish
• cough
• Shortness of breath
• Bodyache 
• Loss of taste and smell
• Stuffy or runny nose
• Severe headache due to nose congestion
• Feeling tired

Vomiting and diarrhea may occur in some people, but it is more prevalent in children than adults.

• In flu, symptoms may appear between 1 to 4 days after the infection, and in covid, the symptoms can appear 2 to 14 days after infection
• Flu is contagious for approximately 1 to 2 days, but covid-19 is contagious for at least 10-11 days or unless tested negative
• The covid-19 virus spreads to a larger population is much faster than the flu
• Covid 19 virus is more harmful and infectious than the flu virus

• Fever is rare in cold but mild to high in flu
• Body aches in cold are mild and moderate to severe in flu
• Cough is mild in common cold and moderate to severe in flu
• Headache is unusual in cold and moderate to severe in flu
• Sneezing is common in cold and mild or occasionally in flu
• Feeling tired is mild in cold and moderate to severe in flu
• Vomiting/diarrhea is very rare in the common cold and can occasionally happen in the flu
• The severity of symptoms is mild in cold and moderate to severe in flu