If wind-cold cold is not treated in time or improper medication is used, the wind-cold evil can turn into heat and transform into symptoms of wind-heat cold, such as sputum turning yellow and thick.
The main manifestations of wind-cold flu include mild fever, chills, aching limbs, headache, sneezing, nasal congestion, cough with thin sputum, and runny nose.
Wind-heat cold is a disease caused by wind-heat, which is related to the weakness of positive qi and the invasion of external evils, resulting in the loss of lung propagation and purification. The main symptoms of wind-heat cold include nasal congestion, yellow nasal discharge, yellow phlegm and sore throat.
If a wind-cold cold is not treated in time or if heat dispersing medicines are overused; the wind-cold in the body can be transformed into wind-heat, which manifests itself in the symptoms of wind-heat colds, such as phlegm turning yellowish and thick, sore throat, and a dry mouth that makes you want to drink.
Wind-cold cold should be treated under the guidance of a physician, and should not be self-medicated to avoid adverse consequences.