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With the winter flu and vomiting bug seasons well underway, Covid infections still circling - and now news of measles outbreaks - it might seem inevitable that you're going to get ill with one of them.
Health officials fear the outbreaks will continue to pick up pace in the coming weeks because of the busy festive social calendar. So what are the tell-tale signs of Covid? And how can you tell it apart from flu?
Many of us are plagued with runny noses, sore throats and coughs over the winter. But how can you tell if it's flu, Covid or a cold? Experts at Nottingham Trent University explain.
Turning up the heating and drinking plenty of fluids can help you survive pesky colds, says London based NHS GP Dr Hana Patel. But experts warn some medications don't actually work.
Worrying about the prospect of the predicted 'twindemic' - a double whammy of flu and Covid infections - this winter? Well, now there's something else to worry about.