How do I tell the difference between a bacterial infection and a virus?
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at
12:25 pm
I’m tired of going to the doctor only for them to tell me they can’t give me any antibiotics. Is there any way for me to figure out if I likely have a virus or a bacterial infection? In this case, I’m specifically wondering about the common cold.
Filed under: Bacterial Vaginosis
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
bacterial infections generally come on gradually, viruses hit hard and fast. bacterial infections cause very high fevers, viruses not so high.
bacterial infections are usually site specific, in the lungs or in a wound or in the bladder, while viral infections attack the entire body causing body aches, nausea stuffy nose cough etc etc, in other words a viral infection is generalized.