The phrase "a cold flu" is not correct and is not typically used in written English.
It is generally redundant since "flu" (influenza) already implies a viral infection that can cause cold-like symptoms.
Example: "I caught a cold flu last winter, and it took me weeks to recover."
Alternatives: "a cold" or "the flu".
· Nearly half of the consumers responding to the Advisory Board Company's consumer choice survey said they would consider an email or webcam visit the next time they needed medical care for a cold, flu, or similar illness.
Study inclusion criteria included being at least 18 years of age, having an active e-mail address, the ability to read and understand the official language(s) in the participant's country of residence, and a self-report of having headaches not associated with a cold, flu, head injury, or hangover in the past 3 months.
If they don't feel right, a cold, flu or other general cootie is generally right around the corner.
You can be HEALED -- say, from a cold, flu, surgery or broken limb -- but it's possible to still NOT be whole.
"If we have a better understanding of how specific immune markers are affected or changed by disruptions in our circadian rhythm, then we may be better able to advise the public on how to potentially ward off sickness, especially when they might be more vulnerable to a cold, flu or virus," Rebecca Scott, a sleep specialist at the New York Sleep Institute, previously told The Huffington Post.
Subjects were also asked whether they were ill within 24 h at the time of the blood draw (e.g., with a cold, flu, fever, or vomiting).
It is not uncommon for symptoms of cardiomyopathy to be mistaken for a common cold, flu, asthma, or a stomachache.
Of course, you can catch a cold or flu virus while outside, and cold and flu season does overlap with cold weather.
Hence, antibiotics do not help prevent or cure a cold or flu, although they may be prescribed for a secondary bacterial infection.. Cold and flu germs outside a host body usually die in three to seven days.
Laryngitis often occurs along with a viral infection, such as a cold or flu.
Though not as contagious as a cold or flu, it can be spread through kissing, sneezing or sharing a spoon.
