Your nose is stuffy, your throat is scratchy, and your head is pounding. Is it the cold or the seasonal flu?🤒🤧 ⁠ ⁠ While there's definitely a lot of overlap in the symptoms, there are a few differentiators to look at. For example, how quickly your symptoms present themselves and progress is a big indicator.⏰!!️⁠ ➡️Colds usually come on gradually, and symptoms are milder⁠ ➡️Flu symptoms come on quickly, and symptoms can be severe⁠ ⁠ You can use your symptoms as a guide, but please know that the only way to know whether you have the flu or not is by taking a flu test at the doctors within the first 48 hours of showing symptoms.🩺⁠ ⁠ #healthline ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠