Fast Five Quiz: Flu Season

Michael Stuart Bronze, MD

Disclosures

October 02, 2020

According to the CDC, COVID-19 and seasonal influenza share many common symptoms, including the following:

  • Fever or feeling feverish/chills

  • Cough

  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

  • Fatigue

  • Sore throat

  • Runny or stuffy nose

  • Muscle pain or body aches

  • Headache

  • Vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adults)

Unlike with influenza, individuals with COVID-19 may develop a change in or loss of taste or smell (anosmia).

Read more guidance on COVID-19.

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