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<\/a>Fever:<\/span> Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100\u00b0F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.\nCoughing:<\/span> A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
\nA nonproductive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
\nAches:<\/span>Slight body a chest and pains can be part of a cold. Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.
\nStuffy Nose Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week. Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.<\/p>\n
Chills:<\/span> Chills are uncommon with a cold. 60% of people who have the flu experience chills.<\/p>\n Tiredness:<\/span> Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold. Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.<\/p>\n Sneezing:<\/span> Sneezing is commonly present with a cold. Sneezing is not common with the flu.<\/p>\n Sudden Symptoms:<\/span> Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days. The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.<\/p>\n Headache:<\/span> A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold. A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.<\/p>\n Sore Throat:<\/span> \u00a0Sore throat is commonly present with a cold. Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu..<\/p>\n Chest Discomfort:<\/span> Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold. Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.<\/p>\n The above information is for general information only.\u00a0 Always consult a doctor and seek medical attention if you are ill.<\/p>\n For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>\u00a0and how to utilize My Member Services, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents. Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health. Call us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cold Versus the Swine Flu Fever: Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100\u00b0F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu. Coughing: A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[23,136,242,241],"class_list":["post-2139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-north-carolina","tag-colds","tag-swine-flu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2907,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139\/revisions\/2907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}