There are some very common symptoms that are involved with the flu and cold. Sometimes people do not know if they have one or the other.

Symptoms of the common cold might include but not limited to:

- sore throat
- mild chills
- fever
- runny nose
- headache
- chills
- sinus infection
- loss of appetite

Symptoms of the flu include but not limited to:

- fever
- headache
- runny nose
- chills
- cough
- fatigue
- congestion
- loss of appetite

As you can see some of the symptoms are very close and you might need to visit the doctor for confirmation before you begin treatment. Treatment for both of these usually involve either medications or over the counter drugs but lack of treatment might cause serious secondary infections and even hospital or therapy treatment if the infections become dangerous.