Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a ...

So, you woke up with a sore throat — is it COVID-19, allergies, a cold or something else entirely? With winter weather on its way, it's virtually impossible not to catch some sort of illness. But when ...

We're entering that time of the year when there are multiple communicable diseases in play, and the similarities between them will make it hard to distinguish which one you're experiencing. Typical ...

Fall is here, and with it comes cold and flu season. Here's what to know. (Getty Images) Back-to-school season also means a return to all those seasonal illnesses we know and don’t love. So how bad ...

Both are respiratory illnesses, which means they affect the lungs and other organs that are responsible for breathing. But while flu is caused by influenza viruses only, a cold can be caused by more ...

The flu is a common respiratory illness you get from the influenza virus, the Cleveland Clinic said. How long does the flu season last? Flu season lasts into the spring, usually slowing in May, ...

This year’s winter flu season appears to be the most serious in 15 years, with cases ticking higher than at the peak of the 2009-2010 winter flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...