browser icon
You are using an insecure version of your web browser. Please update your browser!
Using an outdated browser makes your computer unsafe. For a safer, faster, more enjoyable user experience, please update your browser today or try a newer browser.

Must be the *other* flu

Posted by on January 10, 2012

My “just a cough” illness turned into a full-fledged flu-like disease, complete with fever, chills and both chest and nasal congestion.  It seems like the flu to me, but as I received a flu shot this year it has to be just a cold, right?  But how can I tell the difference?  If I could look at the virus under an electron microscope, could I tell?  Could anyone?

If the flu and the common cold are so similar, why is it possible to vaccinate against the flu but not against the cold?

And why does the flu make me talk like Andy Rooney?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *