COVID, flu, cold or allergies?
by Pinedale Online!
December 23, 2021
Classic symptoms:
Cold:
Sore throat
Cough
Congestion
Headache
Sneezing
Runny nose
You should not have a high fever, shortness of breath, or
chest pains. A low fever is possible.
Flu
High fever
Chills
Sore throat
Cough
Runny nose
Muscle pain or body aches
You should not have shortness of breath or trouble
breathing.
Allergies
Watering eyes
Sneezing
Itchy/Runny nose
Possible itchy red rash
Hives
Swollen lips/tongue/eyes/face
Tummy pain or cramps
Difficulty breathing
Rapid pulse
Dizziness
COVID-19 (Alpha, Delta)
Cough
Intense fatigue
Congestion
Runny nose
Headache
Sore throat
Loss of taste and/or smell
Shortness of breath
Trouble breathing
Rapid heartbeat
Nausea or vomiting
Chest pressure/pain
Lack of oxygen in the blood can cause pale gray/blue skin/nail coloring
Omicron COVID
Reports of omicron COVID variant symptoms appear to be in the mild cold category. The CDC website states that fully vaccinated persons can contract COVID viruses, including Alpha, Delta and Omicron, and also spread it to others, especially the longer time that has passed since being vaccinated. Recent reports coming from the UK and U.S. indicate that the majority of omicron cases have been in fully vaccinated/boosted individuals, suggesting vaccine evasion for this variant.
COVID-19 seems to have pretty well cleared the playing field for the usual seasonal cold and flu viruses and has dominated the scene for the past two years. Cases and deaths from season flu dropped significantly in 2020 and 2021.
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