Cold and Flu Urgent Care

Fast, Convenient Cold and Flu Urgent Care in Bowling Green and Elizabethtown, KY

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It’s important to know the difference between cold and flu symptoms. A cold is a milder respiratory illness than the flu. While cold symptoms can make you feel bad for a few days, flu symptoms can make you feel quite ill for a few days to weeks. The flu can also result in serious health problems such as pneumonia and hospitalizations.

When you wake up sneezing, coughing, and have that achy, feverish, can’t move a muscle feeling, how do you know whether you have cold or flu symptoms?

Common Cold Symptoms

Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat, which usually goes away after a day or two. Nasal symptoms, runny nose, and congestion follow, along with a cough by the fourth and fifth days. Fever is uncommon in adults, but a slight fever is possible. Children are more likely to have a fever with a cold.

Flu Symptoms

Flu symptoms are usually more severe than cold symptoms and come on quickly. Symptoms of flu include sore throat, fever, headache, muscle aches and soreness, congestion, and cough. Swine flu in particular is also associated with vomiting and diarrhea.

Most flu symptoms gradually improve over two to five days, but it’s not uncommon to feel rundown for a week or more. A common complication of the flu is pneumonia, particularly in the young, elderly, or people with lung or heart problems. If you notice shortness of breath, it’s time to come into ZipClinic Urgent Care. Another common sign of pneumonia is fever that comes back after having been gone for a day or two.

Just like cold viruses, flu viruses enter your body through the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes, or mouth. Every time you touch your hand to one of these areas, you could be infecting yourself with a virus, which makes it very important to keep hands germ-free with frequent washing to prevent both flu and cold symptoms.

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At Rapid Relief Urgent Care in Bowling Green, KY and Elizabethtown, KY our providers and staff are here for you to ensure you are well taken care of. Call us today to learn more about our services, ask about insurance and billing questions, or tell us about your experience at our clinic.

We are here to serve our Bowling Green and Elizabethtown patients in any way that we can and try to resolve any issues that you may have. Note: If you have an emergency, do NOT call our office for medical assistance. Instead, call 911 immediately!