A 46-year-old member asked:
What are the differences between flu and cold symptoms in a toddler?
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Dr. Michael Holmesanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Influenza is worse: Both are viral infections, so a toddler will have a medium fever (between 102-104 degrees Fahrenheit) but the flu fever lasts longer and the child looks sicker.
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Council Bluffs, IA
A 27-year-old female asked:
How do you know if your toddler has flu or cold?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jianjun Wuanswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
Flu vs cold: Flu causes a cold that is more severe with more fever, body ache, chills, poor appetite, vomiting headache etc, a flu test can sometime used to make the diagnosis, A common cold or flu , either can make a child quiet sick, but flu is more severe and causes more complication. if child is not feeling well, should be evaluated regardless .
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Last updated Mar 14, 2015
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