The difference between wind-cold cold and viral cold is that the concept and definition are different, the symptoms are different, and the treatment is different.
1. Different concepts: wind-cold cold is the name of Chinese medicine, belongs to a kind of cold disease, refers to the human body to feel the external wind evil cold evil caused by a series of symptoms. Viral cold is the name of the disease in Western medicine, referring to the cold symptoms caused by external viruses.
2. Symptoms are different: wind-cold cold manifests itself in the form of chills (fear of cold), fever, no sweating, headache, body aches, nasal congestion, sneezing, sneezing, sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, cough and sputum, etc. Viral cold can be manifested as a common cold. Viral cold can be manifested as common cold symptoms and epidemic toxicity when cold symptoms, may be more serious than the wind-cold cold clinical manifestations.
3. Different treatment medicines: wind-cold cold is treated with pungent warmth and symptomatic relief, and can be treated with Jingpang Dapiao Tang or Jingpang Shengtu San with additional reduction. For viral colds, according to the severity of clinical manifestations, symptomatic and causative treatments are appropriate. Those with immunodeficiency should consider antiviral treatments; those with high neutrophils and white blood cells can be treated with antibiotics.
The difference between wind-cold cold and viral cold, need to be diagnosed under the guidance of a doctor to choose their own appropriate medication, can not hastily purchase their own medicine to avoid adverse effects.