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What Are the Symptoms of Flu? Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, chills and occasionally nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Here's how to relieve symptoms: Take pain or fever medications
Use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to ease a sore throat and cough.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2025
If exposed to dead or dying birds that have avian flu and symptoms — fever, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, body aches, headaches, eye redness, vomiting or diarrhea — develop, antiviral medications are available.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of the common cold include runny nose, cough, sore throat, fatigue, watery eyes, headaches and sneezing.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1629, in the meaning defined above
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“Sore throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20throat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
sore throat
noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation
Medical Definition
sore throat
noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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