Harri Hemilä

Senior Researcher (Department of Public Health), University of Helsinki

Expertise: Nutrition, Dietetics, Infectious Diseases, Immunology

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ARTICLES REVIEWED

Time article accurately describes distinguishing features between influenza infection and infection by other respiratory viruses

in Time, by Markham Heid

— 28 Nov 2018

"Generally accurate. However, the main issue is that influenza viruses can also cause a "cold", i.e. upper respiratory tract infection. A "cold" is a symptom/diagnosis whereas "inf..