Winter’s Lingering Cold and Flu Symptoms: Uninvited Guests That Won’t Take the Hint!

<p><strong>HAVE YOU HAD A RECENT RESPIRATORY ILLNESS?</strong>&nbsp;Did symptoms such as a cough or runny nose linger longer than expected? Today, I want to share with you the findings of seven interviews conducted by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cold-flu-illness-symptoms-linger-doctors-explain-rcna130430" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">NBC News</a>.</p> <p>This year has felt different. Few masks in public settings. Seattle has been unusually warm and dry.</p> <p>But there is one more thing: When folks around me &mdash; patients, family, or friends &mdash; get a cold or the flu, it takes a long time to go away. Some even have their symptoms return a week or so after that.</p> <p>Are my perceptions correct? Today, we look at infection trends and whether infections this year are worse than expected.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/beingwell/winters-lingering-cold-and-flu-symptoms-uninvited-guests-that-won-t-take-the-hint-c10ac1e3513a"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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