Word story Expand. Hypochondriac comes ultimately from the Greek word hypokhondria, which literally means âunder the cartilage (of the breastbone).â In the late 16th century, when hypochondriac first entered the English language, it referred to the upper abdomen.
Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat, which usually goes away after a day or two. Nasal symptoms, runny nose, and congestion follow, along with a cough by the fourth and fifth days. Fever is uncommon in adults, but a slight fever is possible.
The flu is an infection caused by the influenza virus that affects the nose, throat and lungs. This virus spreads very easily by breathing in the virus when someone who is infected coughs or sneezes as well as if you touch something with the virus on it and then touch your mouth, nose, or eyes.