It may not be the flu: That's why you and your kids are uncomfortable.

Stalled noses, coughs, irritability, respiratory problems, fever, headaches, diarrhea: If you've felt these symptoms in the middle of winter, you're probably guessing it's cold and you're bedridden. But think again.

Another family of viruses, known as aʹadenowirus, often imitate common seasonal illness. Although similar, there are differences among them.

Adenovius, unlike the flu, are not seasonal and can be touched several times over the year. There's a vaccine for adenovius, but it's available only to the military.

Adenovius usually affects children and is transmitted through breathing or sneezing and direct contact with a person who is affected, or on surface, and objects where adenovus live. Other symptoms of this infection are fried eyes, intestines, and stomach worries, kidney infections and bronshitis, while some people develop pneumonia.

Adenovius symptoms last 10 days, and for most patients taking medication at home may be the only necessary treatment

Doctors say there is no reason to worry. Adenovius causes several infections, but they are not as serious as the flu.

Source Layer: The Independent