What is the difference between a cold and the flu

Winter is coming. And so is cold and flu season. So at some point in the coming months most of us will start sniffling, coughing and feeling generally miserable.

In most cases it will be nothing more than a cold, but some of us will get a bout flu. So how would you know if you have one or the other? And would it even matter?

Sydney GP Dr Penny Burns says it can be really hard to tell the difference between a cold and the flu just by looking at symptoms.

"Colds tend not to have symptoms affecting the whole body… and you can soldier on a bit more with a cold than if you have the flu," she says.

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