One to three days after contracting a cold virus, symptoms start and include: runny nose, congestion, sneezing, scratchy throat and cough, and reduced sense of taste and smell. Young children may develop a fever.
The quadriceps are located at the anteriâ¦or thigh. It is a muscle  that reacts with hamstrings and gastrocnemius. The four muscles in  this group are the rectus femoris, vastus medius, vatus lateralis,  and the vastus intermedius.
Quadriceps strain explained. The quadriceps muscles are the muscles on the front of the thigh. They consist of the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and the rectus femoris. A strain is a tear in the muscle. thigh strain or quadriceps strain is a tear in one of the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh. It can range from a mild discomfort to a full blown tear of most of the muscle resulting in severe pain and inability to walk.