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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Winter is &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/does-cold-weather-cause-the-cold-or-flu-770379&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;cold season&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; for more reasons than one, and nearly everyone catches at least one cold or flu in the winter months. Should pregnant women worry about common winter viruses?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Cold or Flu and Miscarriage&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Although cold and flu viruses can certainly make you uncomfortable, they aren&amp;amp;#39;t likely to cause miscarriage. No study has ever proven a link between catching a common cold or flu during pregnancy and having a miscarriage.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;That said, there can be causes for concern. Having a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/can-a-fever-cause-a-miscarriage-2371424&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;fever during pregnancy&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; has never been proven to cause miscarriage specifically, but fevers can increase the risk of other complications, such as &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/neural-tube-defects-ntds-2371296&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;neural tube defects&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. If you do catch the flu, your doctor may advise you to keep your fever well controlled with acetaminophen (like Tylenol) while you are sick.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In addition, a few studies have linked having the flu during pregnancy to increased risk of long-term neurological adverse effects for the baby, so it makes sense to use precautions to &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/who-should-not-get-flu-shots-770429&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;avoid catching flu&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; during pregnancy whenever possible. Talk to your physician for specific advice for your situation.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;What&amp;amp;#39;s the Difference Between a Cold and Flu?&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;According to the CDC, cold and flu both cause flu-like symptoms; however, the flu is usually worse than a cold. &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/coldflu.htm&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Cold and flu&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; are caused by different viruses.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Symptoms of both cold and flu can include fever, fatigue, body aches and dry cough. People with flu experience these symptoms more severely. With cold, a person is more likely to have &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;rhinorrhea&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;, or stuffy and runny nose. Furthermore, colds usually don&amp;amp;#39;t lead to more serious problems that would result in hospitalization, such as &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/all-about-pneumonia-770689&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;pneumonia&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; or more severe bacterial infections.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Based on symptoms alone, your physician may have trouble distinguishing cold from flu because they&amp;amp;#39;re both so similar. However, special tests can be done to distinguish between them.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;A Closer Look at Flu&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/all-about-the-flu-770494&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;flu (or influenza)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; is contagious, and the symptoms of flu usually hit suddenly. Some specific symptoms of flu include:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Sore throat&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Cough&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Muscle aches&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Body aches&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Headache&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Fatigue&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Vomiting (more common in children)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Diarrhea (more common in children)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Please keep in mind that just because you don&amp;amp;#39;t have a fever, doesn&amp;amp;#39;t mean that you don&amp;amp;#39;t have the flu. In other words, you can have the flu without fever.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Who Is at Risk for Catching the Flu?&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Although anyone is at risk for catching the flu, the flu is more common among the following patient populations:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Pregnant women&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Older people&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Children&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;People with chronic medical conditions, such as asthma and heart disease&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;What Are Complications of the Flu?&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Fortunately, most people who get the flu recover after a few days. However, some people do develop pneumonia, a serious lung infection that can sometimes be deadly. Other respiratory infections can result from the flu, including &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-acute-bronchitis-770338&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;bronchitis&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-sinusitis-1191994&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;sinusitis&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. The flu can also cause &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/how-are-ear-infections-treated-1192219&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;ear infection&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (the middle ear is connected to the respiratory tract).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The flu can exacerbate other illness. For example, the flu can make &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/the-flu-and-asthma-200595&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;&amp;gt;asthma&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; worse and serve as a trigger for asthma attacks. Additionally, the flu can make heart failure worse.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Source:&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Shi, Limin, S. Hossein Fatemi, Robert W. Sidwell, and Paul H. Patterson, &amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/1/297&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;12&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Maternal Influenza Infection Causes Marked Behavioral and Pharmacological Changes in the Offspring&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;amp;#34; &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Journal of Neuroscience&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; 1 Jan 2003. Accessed 8 May 2008.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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