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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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- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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- Chilling Out with Colds (Nemours Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Common Cold (National Institutes of Health)
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- Common Cold (National Institutes of Health)
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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