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Cold, Flu, or COVID-19?

Cold, Flu, or COVID-19?
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Amber Yang
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Alice Zhu
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In winter, the strong, cold air can cause people to suffer from cold symptoms. Dr. Shu Rong, a senior traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner living in the UK, explains how to distinguish between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu, how “colds” are understood in Chinese medicine and ways to treat symptoms to prevent them from getting worse.

How to Distinguish Between COVID-19 and the Flu?

Shu believes that the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu are very similar. The difference is that COVID-19 can make people lose their sense of taste, and its incubation period is 2-14 days, which is longer than the 1-4 days for the flu.
In addition, the symptoms of COVID-19 are more wide-ranging, and the severity and mortality rates are higher than those of the flu.
Amber Yang is a certified personal trainer. She met all the requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs. She worked as a marketing manager for natural skin care products for years and as a health and beauty reporter and editor for ten years. She is also the host and producer of the YouTube programs "Amber Running Green" and "Amber Health Interview."
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