Sincere thanks for A2A. I had no idea and, given I spout this fact to my patients on a daily basis, was intrigued to find out why. Liang-Hai Sie's anwer is spot on - a lot of viruses cause muscle aches and the flu, or more accurately influenza, is a virus. However, the question remains why? read more
“Stomach ‘flu” doesn’t exist as an identifiable disease on its own, but is a secondary infection occurring at much the same time as the more obvious ‘flu, and whose secondary effects on your body are easily confused with those of the original ‘flu. read more
However, when you have the flu, your immune system diverts the white blood cells from this function to fight off the flu virus, thus leaving your muscles and joints feeling sore and achy. In addition, white blood cells produce a chemical called cytokines when fighting the infection. read more
Many symptoms of these two illnesses are similar. But there are some key differences: A fever, headache, and other aches and pains are common with the flu but less so with colds. People who have colds usually have a stuffy nose and sore throat. That's less common when you have the flu. read more