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Do You Have a Cold, Flu, or Allergies? Quiz

Hope it's just a cold...

Answering a few questions in this quiz can help you quickly determine what type of "bug" has hold of you.

	Do you have or are you experiencing ...
		1.	Sneezing
		2.	Runny or stuffy nose
		3.	Itchy or watery eyes
		4.	Coughing
		5.	Sore or hoarse throat
		6.	Head congestion
		7.	No or low-grade fever
		8.	Swollen glands
		9.	Mild aches and pains
		10.	Muscle aches
		11.	Localized pains (for example, the lower back or around the eyes)
		12.	Fatigue and weakness
		13.	Extreme exhaustion
		14.	High fever (102 degrees F or above)
		15.	Nausea
		16.	Vomiting
		17.	Diarrhea
		18.	Abdominal pain
		19.	Headache
If you answered "yes" to any symptom 10 through 19, you likely have the flu. Questions 1-9 can indicate either a cold or allergy.
Contact your healthcare provider if you have additional symptoms, or your symptoms are severe. Viruses that cause colds and influenza can lead to ear infections, sinusitis, bronchitis, or pneumonia.

Sources:

1. What is a cold? American Lung Association.
2. Mi Young Hwang. Ahh-choo! Coping with the coughing, aching, sniffling of a cold. Journal of the American Medical Association; 279:624.
3. Packer-Tursman J. The common cold: Nothing to sneeze at. The Washington Post.

4. Hangee-Bauer C. Preventing and treating the common cold naturally. American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
5. Balch JF et al. Prescription for nutritional healing. Avery Publishing Group, Garden City, New York.

Written by: Paula Wart

Date Published: October 23,2001 Date Reviewed: July 23,2008

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