Quiz: Is It a Cold or the Flu?

Both the common cold and influenza are viral infections—but do you know how to tell the difference between the two? We asked the experts who’ve literally seen thousands of cases of colds and flus: Pediatricians. Joanne Cox, MD, medical director of the Primary Care Center at the Children’s Hospital of Boston, and Ben Danielson, MD, medical director for the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic of Seattle Children’s Hospital both weighed in. Test your cold and flu IQ with this 10-question quiz.