She said a recent study found that aerosols, tiny droplets which can carry flu and cold germs, were formed at the bottom of a vuvuzela after people had blown into them.
Their labels promise everything from fewer tummy aches to faster cold and flu recovery.
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As with the cold and flu, however, the cough can linger for much longer.
I'm sure I've caught a cold or flu of some description, but I shouldn't complain really.
So if you have a cold, flu, cough, bronchitis, those are all viral infections and need antivirals.
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Project ScanaFlu is a low-cost disposable cartridge that can test for cold and flu symptoms by testing saliva.
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Has your child recently had a cold, flu or other respiratory symptoms?
Voice changes also occur with viral and bacterial infection, like the common cold or flu, and are one of the characteristics of heavy smoking.
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This cold and flu season could star a cornucopia of viruses.
People who have experienced the loss of a loved one or are coming off a break-up are more likely to get a cold, flu and pneumonia.
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But antivirus drugs, aimed at viral, rather than bacterial, invaders--HIV, herpes, hepatitis, flu, the common cold--have been harder to come by because viruses are harder to outwit and tame.
Recent cold weather had brought about more cases involving breathing difficulties and chest pains and WMAS is expecting cold and flu symptoms to have an effect on calls over the coming months.
Rather than putting extra strain on services vital for real emergencies at this busy time of year people with cold and flu symptoms should use available medication and if worried visit a pharmacist for expert advice.
"I felt like I had the cold, the flu, something like that " she said.
The biggest difference between a cold and the flu is usually the presence of a fever which comes on suddenly.
Nardini says they both slept better and had more energy, and she didn't get a cold or the flu all month as she usually does in the winter.
Studies in guinea pigs have shown that flu is easier to transmit in cold, dry conditions.
There is still an old school view on the emerging markets that if the U.S. gets a cold, then emerging markets get the flu.
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But how much do we actually know about how colds and flu spread - for example how many others does one cold sufferer infect?
However, H1N1 turned out to be a very mild flu: many people experienced little more than a few days of sniffles, much like a common cold.
And sales of new products Cold-EEZE Oral Spray and QuickMelts, have sold at an unexpected, brisk pace due to the flu outbreak.
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