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Cold & Flu Resource Center

Tools and resources to help you understand and treat cold and flu symptoms.
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  • What Is a Cold?

    A cold begins when a virus attaches to the lining of your nose or throat.

  • What's Causing My Cold?

    Cold viruses have a lot in common, but each type has its own style, too.

  • Is It a Common Cold or Allergies?

    It's a question that puzzles lots of folks when symptoms hit: Is all that coughing and sneezing from a cold or hay fever?

  • What Puts You at Risk for the Common Cold?

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2 of 2 / Flu (Influenza)

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  • Do You Have a Cold or Flu?

    Do you feel under the weather and wonder if you're sick with the flu or a cold?

  • Flu Test: How to Find the Virus

    A doctor can usually tell if you have the flu based on your symptoms, especially if it’s during peak season.

  • Bird Flu (H5N1)

    Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral infection spread from bird to bird. The most common kind is the H5N1 strain.

  • Swine Flu (H1N1)

    While swine flu isn't as scary as it seemed a few years ago, it's still important to protect yourself from getting it.

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