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For the villain character in Codename: Kids Next Door, see Common Cold (Codename: Kids Next Door). Acute nasopharyngitis, often known as the common cold, is a mild viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system (nose and throat). Symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, nasal congestion; scratchy, sore, or phlegmy throat; coughing; headache; and tiredness. Colds typically last three to five days, with residual coughing lasting up to three weeks. As its name suggests, it is the most ...
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Common Cold Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.cancer.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Food and Drug Administration
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.fda.gov/cder/
- Office of Communications, NIAID, NIH, HHS
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- A Guide for Parents - Questions And Answers: Runny Nose (Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- American Academy of Family Physicians
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