With the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV all presenting a threat of illness this fall and winter, here's how to distinguish between the symptoms of each condition.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and cough are all symptoms that the flu (aka influenza) shares with other respiratory viruses.

The CDC reports a highly mutated Cicada COVID variant BA 3.2 has been detected in at least 25 states including New Jersey in what could result in a summer surge of new COVID-19 cases, colliding with ...

While children play in winter wonderlands, families nestle together near the fire, and workers attend their annual holiday party, viruses are plotting to give them a cold. As an infectious disease ...

Sneezing? Feeling congested? Coughing? Are these signs of flu season, a cold or allergies, or are they symptoms of COVID-19? What about RSV? This has been a particularly bad flu season, according to ...

Cold and flu season is in full swing, and Missouri health officials are encouraging residents to get immunized. "There are also concerning overlapping dangers of the risk of flu with our high burden ...

"Game of Thrones" may be over, but winter is still coming. That means the dreaded cold and flu season is right around the corner. "A visit with a clinician has become increasingly common for upper ...

As autumn leaves, cooler weather and pumpkin spice echo amid the fall hustle and bustle, you might notice that you have become victim to that all too familiar tickle in your throat. The fall and ...

While both infections may cause a sore throat, unlike a cold, strep throat does not cause a cough and runny nose. Additionally, strep can cause tiny red spots on the roof of the mouth called petechiae ...