This can lead to classic flu symptoms like a cough, stuffy nose, and sore throat. But many flu-like symptoms can overlap with other conditions like the common cold, allergies, and COVID-19.

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Rhinoviruses cause most colds. Though symptoms of a cold and the flu are similar, the two illnesses develop at different rates, with colds often beginning slowly and the flu taking hold more quickly.

WITH DOCTOR VISITS FOR FLU SYMPTOMS NOW AT A 15 YEAR HIGH. NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE FLU. 46 JURISDICTIONS ARE REPORTING HIGH OR VERY HIGH FLU LEVELS.