Common Symptoms

Signs & Symptoms	Allergies	Cold	Flu
Onset	Sudden or gradual	Gradual	Sudden
Fever or chills	No	Mild, if at all	Moderate – high
Cough	Sometimes	Common, may produce sputum	Common (dry)
Chest Discomfort	No	Mild, if any	Sometimes
Sneezing and/or stuffy nose	Common	Common	Rare
Runny nose	Common	Common	Sometimes
Sinus pressure	Common	Sometimes	Rare
Stuffy ears	Sometimes	Sometimes	Rare
Skin rashes or hives	Sometimes	No	No
Red, swollen, or itchy eyes	Common	Watery eyes	No
Headache	Sometimes	Rare	Common
Sore throat	May be scratchy	Common	Common
Muscle/Body aches	No	Rare	Common – Severe
Fatigue	Sometimes	Mild	Common – up to two weeks
Weakness	No	Mild	Common
Duration	Varies	7 – 14 days	24 hours – 2 weeks
Nasal discharge	Clear	Yellow, clear or green	Rare
Voice loss	No	Sometimes	Sometimes