Overview of the topics in the common cold
Flu
The flu (influenza), often referred to as "real" flu or influenza is an infectious disease that is caused by the influenza virus. Not to be confused with "genuine" influenza with a cold, the flu often mistakenly referred to colloquially. In contrast to the relatively harmless common cold, influenza is a serious disease.
Flu infection
A flu infection - known colloquially often referred to as a cold or flu - is a collective term for diseases that are usually caused by viruses, and the generally affect the upper respiratory tract. Typical cold symptoms are coughing, sneezing, sore throat and body aches.
Swine flu
The term "swine flu" (also known as New Mexican or flu) is usually meant in the vernacular in early 2009, the newly discovered flu virus in humans. The actual swine influenza or swine influenza (Porcine influenza; assigned to the porcine = pig) appears, however, mainly on the domestic pig. There they attacked the respiratory system of animals. I typically get the pig high fever. In addition, but it increases secretion. Often occurs concomitantly with pneumonia or bronchitis, which weakens the animals further. Although the disease can be difficult, the death rate among the infected animals in comparison to the incidence rate is rather low. However, the swine influenza is very contagious, often become infected, the entire contents.
Bronchitis
Wet, humid climate, hypothermia - the cold season takes its toll. First, a runny nose, followed by the dry cough. Who does not? We distinguish the acute and chronic bronchitis.
Cold
Usually it starts with a runny nose - then comes the common cold (flu infection). Viruses infect the upper respiratory tract and cause the typical symptoms: headache, sore throat, body aches and coughing.