what is the difference between the stomach flu and the regular flu?
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While the stomach flu affects the stomach, influenza only affects the respiratory system (nose, throat, and lungs). Symptoms of the flu include fever, muscle aches, sore throat, and cough, and influenza can be prevented with a flu shot. Thankfully, people with the flu usually don't have gastroenteritis symptoms.
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Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis — often called stomach flu —is through contact with an infected person or by ingesting contaminated food or water.
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Stomach viruses Gastroenteritis is a stomach virus that can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, in addition to upper stomach pain. People with a stomach virus may also have headaches, muscle aches, and low energy. Some people call gastroenteritis the stomach flu, but it is not actually a type of flu.
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Nausea or Vomiting No, you should not overreact every time you get the stomach flu or feel a little nauseous. As with most of these warning signs of serious illness, only worry if the nausea or vomiting persists for an extended period of time. This can be caused by certain gastrointestinal diseases.
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While influenza, more commonly known as 'the flu' and norovirus can occur simultaneously, the two viruses are very different. The norovirus infection affects the stomach and appears as more of a “stomach bug.” Signs and symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting and/or diarrhea with cramps.
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They are similar. Swine flu is more likely to include diarrhea and vomiting, as well as the respiratory symptoms that come with typical seasonal human flu. Recent reports indicate that the A(H1N1) swine flu virus infects deeper into the lungs than typical seasonal human flu.
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Gastrointestinal symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may occur in persons with influenza, especially in children; nausea and abdominal pain may be present in individuals with strep throat and various viral syndromes.
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Flu is usually most infectious from the day your symptoms start and for a further 3 to 7 days. Children and people with lowered immune systems may be infectious for a few days longer.
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Although some people may refer to norovirus as “stomach flu,” it isn't technically the flu. It's a quick yet uncomfortable bout of gastrointestinal illness. Influenza, on the other hand, is an infection of the respiratory system that may take more time to surface — and, depending on its severity, to shake off.
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You may also experience symptoms like vomiting, severe abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. While viruses cause many gastrointestinal infections, bacterial infections are also common. Some people call this infection “food poisoning.” Bacterial gastroenteritis can result from poor hygiene.
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The fever and aches usually stop in a few days. But the sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, and tiredness may continue for a week or more. The flu also can cause vomiting, belly pain, and diarrhea. But if you have only vomiting and diarrhea without the other flu symptoms, you probably have gastroenteritis.
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Gastroenteritis, on the other hand, attacks your intestines, causing signs and symptoms, such as: Watery, usually nonbloody diarrhea — bloody diarrhea usually means you have a different, more severe infection. Abdominal cramps and pain. Nausea, vomiting or both.
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A significant difference between Flu and RSV is the way symptoms begin. The flu usually starts with a high fever along with aches and pains. RSV starts as a cold, sometimes with fever, that leads to coughing, fast breathing and wheezing.
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The primary differences between norovirus and rotavirus are based on who gets it, how long the infection typically lasts and the possible complications. The norovirus typically lasts no more than about two and a half days, while rotavirus generally lasts three to eight days.
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A cold is generally milder than the flu with symptoms that are less severe. While a cold would usually last a few days, a flu, on the other hand, tends to persist for a few days to weeks. At the onset of a cold, your child may develop a sore or scratchy throat, runny nose or be sneezing.
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Certain flu symptoms tend to last longer than others. The fever typically resolves in two to three days but can last as long as a week or more. The sore throat often gets worse even while the rest of the symptoms resolve, and can easily last a week or longer. Gastrointestinal symptoms are not typical of the flu.
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When you have diarrhea and vomiting, you may say you have the "stomach flu." These symptoms often are due to a condition called gastroenteritis. With gastroenteritis, your stomach and intestines are irritated and inflamed. The cause is typically a viral or bacterial infection.