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Are you certain you're getting the flu every year? Do you get tested for it?

A lot of people assume they have the flu when it's really a bad cold

I get chills, fever, aches, and sometimes headaches. Those are flu viruses.

All of those are symptoms of non-flu viruses too. Statistically, it's far more likely you had a cold.

You can get a fever, aches, and headaches from the cold as well