There are many diseases we take for granted - one of them being the common cold. However, there are many other diseases, including the potentially fatal Influenza virus, that exhibit similar symptoms to the common cold: fever, coughs or runny noses. How can we distinguish between a dangerous disease or a mere annoyance? Dr. Christopher Lee gives us the breakdown of the differences and similarities of these two diseases as well as what determines the infectivity of these different conditions. 

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