Colds and Flu

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CF
Pronunciation
/koʊldz ənd flu/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The fruit of the elderberry shrub has a long history of being used for colds and flu.
  2. Staying healthy is an important prevention tactic when it comes to warding off the sniffles, colds and flu.
  3. Professor Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University in Wales, which performs clinical trials for treatments for coughs, colds and flu, explains why keeping a sweater at work isn't such a bad idea.
  4. Experts agree that more human studies are needed to clarify the role of exercise in preventing or reducing the severity of colds and flu.
  5. There is a particular acupressure point, Bearing Support ( B36 ), that governs resistance, especially resistance to colds and flu.

Other meanings of CF