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Influenza should be differentiated from other conditions that cause [[fever]], [[cough]], [[myalgias]], [[headache]] and [[fatigue]], such as [[RSV]] infection, [[dengue fever]], [[parainfluenza virus]] infection, [[adenovirus]] infection, [[rhinovirus]] infection, and [[legionella]] infection. | Influenza should be differentiated from other conditions that cause [[fever]], [[cough]], [[myalgias]], [[headache]] and [[fatigue]], such as [[RSV]] infection, [[dengue fever]], [[parainfluenza virus]] infection, [[ebola]] infection [[adenovirus]] infection, [[rhinovirus]] infection, and [[legionella]] infection. | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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* [[Dengue fever]] | * [[Dengue fever]] | ||
* Echoviruses | * Echoviruses | ||
*[[Ebola]] virus infection | |||
* [[Legionella]] infection | * [[Legionella]] infection | ||
*[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]] | *[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
Influenza should be differentiated from other conditions that cause fever, cough, myalgias, headache and fatigue, such as RSV infection, dengue fever, parainfluenza virus infection, ebola infection adenovirus infection, rhinovirus infection, and legionella infection.
Differential Diagnosis
Influenza should be differentiated from the following diseases or pathogens that present with similar signs and symptoms:[1][2]
- Adenoviruses
- Arenaviruses
- Cytomegalovirus
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
- Dengue fever
- Echoviruses
- Ebola virus infection
- Legionella infection
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Parainfluenza virus
- Poliovirus infection
- Rhinovirus
- Respiratory syncytial virus
Differentiating Flu and Common Cold
Symptoms | Flu | Common Cold |
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Fever | High fever (100-102° F) | Rare |
Headache | Common | Rare |
Cough | Common, moderate to severe | Mild to moderate |
Body aches | Common, may be severe | Slight |
Fatigue | Usual, can last up to 2-3 weeks | Sometimes |
Nasal congestion | Sometimes | Common |
Sneezing | Sometimes | Common |
Sore throat | Sometimes | Common |
Adapted from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [3] |
References
- ↑ Szewczuk, Elektra; Thapa, Kiran; Anninos, Terry; McPhie, Kenneth; Higgins, Geoff; Dwyer, Dominic E; Stanley, Keith K; Iredell, Jonathan R (2010). "Rapid semi-automated quantitative multiplex tandem PCR (MT-PCR) assays for the differential diagnosis of influenza-like illness". BMC Infectious Diseases. 10 (1): 113. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-113. ISSN 1471-2334.
- ↑ Liu, Ding Xiang; Schulze, Martin; Nitsche, Andreas; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Biere, Barbara (2010). "Diagnostic Approach for the Differentiation of the Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1)v Virus from Recent Human Influenza Viruses by Real-Time PCR". PLoS ONE. 5 (4): e9966. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009966. ISSN 1932-6203.
- ↑ "National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)- Flu (Influenza)".