COVID, Flu or RSV? Know Your Symptoms

Sicknesses caused by coronaviruses, rhinoviruses and adenoviruses have overlapping symptoms, but there are some differences between each that helps distinguish COVID-19, the flu and RSV from each other.

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Emergency symptoms of any illness include trouble breathing for infants or the elderly, chest pain or pressure, confusion, the inability to awaken or stay awake, and pale, grey or blue-colored skin, lips or nails.

Symptoms last updated December 2022.
Table: Nina Lin/NBC Source: WHO, NIH, CDC, NYU Langone and Mayo Clinic