How To Tell If Someone Has The Flu

Fever And Chills

When it comes to differentiating between the common cold and the flu, one of the easiest indicators is whether or not an individual is dealing with a fever and chills. These symptoms often appear together, but they are a clear sign of the flu and rarely occur alongside the common cold. The normal temperature range for a healthy individual with between ninety-eight and one hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Anything above this is considered a fever. Chills are the body’s way of trying to warm itself up, which can sound odd when an individual is running a fever, but there is a reason. The body, when ill, sets a new internal temperature that’s higher than normal, and this can make someone feel cold even if they’re warmer than normal, triggering the muscle contractions and shivering that make up chills.

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