I dragged myself back to the doctor, who said it probably recurred because I was too eager to head back to work and the gym, threw Panadol at me, and told me to go to bed. I remember when I was a kid, sleeping at my sisters place. Woke up with chills and stuff. My bro-in-law gave me a shot of whiskey and sent me back to bed. Turns out I like whiskey. Sorry, probably not much help to you.
Ah, I was vaccinated against this in the US. The MMR vaccine. You get sick once, stay home from school few days, develop the antibodies and carry on with your life. My body had to think about it twice.
On a positive note, mumps is usually a fairly painful experience but I had no pain at all, just fever and throat aches. Go figure. Yes, I had this with a cold not the flu. It came back when I was tired. It dragged on and on. I eventually got enough rest and good food.
I took Ibuprofen for the headaches with an anti acid. Panadol did not touch it. Yours truly got a stomach one, doc says it has been going around since New Year. Did you by chance take a shower before going to bed? Adults with a fever of degrees F or higher and children with a fever of degree F or higher should see a doctor.
The contagious period for the common cold has its own life span. A cold is most contagious during the first day or two after symptoms develop. Flu symptoms usually start within one to four days after infection. Unlike a common cold, the effects of an influenza virus infection can come on very suddenly. The first signs of the flu are often a fever or chills, accompanied by headache, sore throat, dry cough, runny nose, muscle aches, and fatigue.
As the illness progresses, a person may have warm, flushed skin, watery or bloodshot eyes, a severe cough that produces phlegm , and nasal congestion. Nausea and vomiting may also occur, especially among children, according to the Merck Manual.
A bout of the flu typically lasts for several days or occasionally weeks, with severe symptoms subsiding in two to three days. However, weakness, fatigue, dry cough, and a reduced ability to exercise can linger for six to eight weeks. A survey conducted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases revealed that 41 percent of people think the flu is only contagious after symptoms start. An adult infected with influenza may be contagious from one day before symptoms start until five to seven days after becoming sick.
Children may continue to be contagious for longer than seven days, according to the CDC. Staying home until your contagious period has likely passed will help you avoid passing germs on to other people. Other simple steps can keep you from spreading infection to others or picking up a virus from other people around you at school, work, or at home.
When complications develop, a person will likely be sick for longer than a week or two, depending on the severity of the complication, how quickly a person receives treatment for it, and how well the patient responds to treatment.
Signs of severe complications that should prompt you to seek medical attention include the following, according to the CDC 6 :. A study published in March in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases confirmed that immunity declines over the months following vaccination or infection.
Getting vaccinated every year is important to lower your likelihood of getting the flu. It takes about two weeks to develop immunity to the flu, and experts recommend getting vaccinated before flu season is in full swing to ensure adequate protection. But if you actually have the flu, you can get very sick. There is no cure for a cold, the CDC says — it will get better on its own.
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