Show SPANISH INFLUENZA 1 onset sudden without warning or previous hint strikes as by an unseen land hand 2 chills and fever definite sudden and continued continue out of all proportion to the other symptoms 4 watery discharge begins at once little or no recognizable dry stage preceding its appearance 5 sore throat not such a constant symptom unless complicated by tonsillitis litis general soreness or diffuse redness 6 headache usually severe olten often in the eyes or at the back of the head hard to control often described as a 11 splitting headache 7 backache nearly always present severe characteristic 8 pain in the legs usually marked and severe 9 pain in the donca harac pain of influenza 10 temperature fever runs dign lif ii for or several days from up to degrees or even degrees in severe cases 11 sputum usually a characteristic greenish yellow containing many coin like lumps 12 lung complications lungs usually involved severe complications often make early appearance 13 nervous symptoms very marked in some forms resembling meningitis patient usually restless and sleepless in severe cases delirium I 1 14 influenza travels more in epidemics altho it is ever present with us it runs thru a town or a nation 15 leaves its victims prostrate Is followed by lung kidney heart and nervous diseases results of a single attack may be lifelong patient remains weakened tor for two or three weeks A common cold 1 onset not so sudden usually passes thru a warning stage 2 chills and fever chilliness rather than definite chills fever not so marked or absent so called inward fever 3 prostration not so profound merely a general al weakness just a general good for nothing feeling 4 comes on gradually preceded by a orry stage lasting from a few hours to several days 5 sore throat usually an early symptom especially it if tonsils are diseased may begin with slight ton silar soreness C G headache not so profound eyes not so affected usually in forehead or more to back of 0 the nose not always present may bo be general 7 backache not usually present only a feeling of weakness in the back 8 pain in the legs not usually present 9 pain in the dones bones the hones bones do not especially ache in colds 10 temperature fever absent or runs low usually comes on more gradually and runs from 39 99 to degrees 11 sputum not characteristic may vary in color and form yellow white or mixed 12 lung complications lungs often not involved lung complications appear later the third stage ot at a cold 13 nervous symptoms not prominent as a rule not profound patient often rests and sleeps well it if nose is not completely stopped up 14 colds may be contracted at any time they are more local altho they run thru a family or a school 15 Sequel ac recovery from a single ongle attack Is more or less complete more largely affects the nose throat lungs and the sinuses repeated attacks usually required to produce serious after results |