Seasonal diseases have symptoms that largely overlap and cause a generalized state of malaise, characterized by inflammation of various body parts and, in particular, of the respiratory tract.

The most frequent symptoms such as difficulty breathing, headache, cough, sore throat, joint pain and fever, are common to both the flu and the common cold, but you need to know how to recognize the two different pathologies to treat them properly.

Both diseases are viral in origin, but influenza has a rapid onset and quickly spreads beyond the respiratory tract, causing fever and a more marked degree of exhaustion. Colds generally remain confined to the respiratory tract and if fever occurs, it is always mild.

To prevent the onset and spread of flu and colds , it is good to wash your hands frequently (which are the first vehicle of contagion) and cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough, but first of all, you need to have a healthy immune system to act against external pathogens.

For example, zinc , selenium and extracts of therapeutic plants such as Echinacea can effectively help prevent infection or reduce its duration and the severity of symptoms.