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Don’t use flu when you have a cold

Do not use flu when you have a cold.

Flu is a bad illness. The symptoms are similar to a cold but are far more severe. It kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat and a cough.