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Common Cold Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Symptoms of a common cold usually appear about one to three days after exposure to a cold virus. Signs and symptoms of a common cold may include: Runny or stuffy nose Itchy or sore throat Cough Conges...

Causes
... Although more than 200 viruses can cause a common cold, the rhinovirus is the most common culprit. Many cold viruses are highly contagious. A cold virus enters your body through your mouth or nose, bu...

Common Cold Prevention

Prevention
... Because so many different viruses can cause a common cold, no effective vaccine has been developed. But you can take some common-sense precautions to slow the spread of cold viruses: Wash your hands. ...

Common Cold Treatment

Complications
... The most common complication of common colds in children is an acute ear infection (otitis media), which occurs when bacteria infiltrate the space behind the eardrum. Typical signs and symptoms includ...

Treatment
... There''s no cure for the common cold. Antibiotics are of no use against cold viruses, and over-the-counter cold preparations won''t cure a common cold or make it go away any sooner. However, over-the-...

Common Cold Other

Colds and Flu During Pregnancy
... Why are pregnant women more prone to colds and flu? The immune system is lowered slightly during pregnancy in order to stop a pregnant woman’s body from rejecting the unborn baby. Pregnant women may b...

Colds
... According to the National Institutes of Health, Americans suffer more than 1 billion colds a year. Young children get more colds than adults because of their close contact with other children. Germs a...