Common cold

The common cold has been plaguing humankind since the beginning of human existence. Even in these advanced times, there is no vaccine or cure. There are many symptoms that accompany the common cold. Some of these infamous symptoms are a runny nose, caused by inflammation of the nasal tissues, resulting in over production of mucus to trap the virus, and coughing. there are two different kinds or types of coughs that are common with colds. The first, is the less common dry hacking cough, these kinds

scratchy throat, and clammy body are all common symptoms of the common cold, a sickness that almost everyone has experienced in their lifetime. A cough heard in the cold weather is “normal” and even expected, but what if one never had to deal with problems like these again? Or if they did only have them with a fraction of the severity and a much quicker recovery time? By following three simple and very effective steps, one can recover more quickly from a cold and possibly avoid catching one altogether

Abstract The common cold and Influenza are two common illnesses of the upper respiratory tract. These illness can often be mistaken for each other due to the overlapping symptoms. The two symptoms that seem to present when the flu is occurring are a fever with a cough. Prevention is also similar for both of the illnesses with the exception of an actual vaccine that can be administered annually for flu prevention. Diagnosis can occur in the physicians office according to the individuals symptoms that

Almost everyone has endured a cold at some point in their lives often resulting in a combination of a stuffed up nose, a runny nose, a scratchy and sore throat, or coughing. Similarly, many of us have also caught the flu, or the influenza virus. Some of the symptoms are identical to the common cold - runny or stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, but the flu often generates more severe symptoms, such as headaches, fever, tiredness, vomiting, and diarrhea. Both of these illnesses deplete energy and leave

and head off to the doctor. Unfortunately, most doctors cannot do anything about the common cold. However, if you have something more severe, then a trip to the doctor is advised. The problem with a common cold, though, is that it might turn into something more severe. So how do you know when it's a simple cold versus something more dangerous or life-threatening? Here are four signs: 1. You Have a Fever A common cold usually does not cause a fever. If you do experience a fever, especially a high fever

URIs, known as the “common cold”, are acute, self limiting viral infections of the upper respiratory tract. Children under six years are infected quite frequently, and experience such colds approximately 6-8 times per year, with symptoms lasting up to 14 days. Symptoms may include congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, cough, headache, slight fever, and malaise. Rhinoviruses are responsible for 30-50 percent of the URIs in children and are present year round, peaking in September, March, and April

My report is on the common viral cold, I would like to go talk about how it is cought, its symptoms and how to cure it as quick as possible. The common cold is cought by coming in contact with some one who has the virus, thus the cold is cought through direct contact, from one infected person to the next, or from, Being in side in the winter time with the heater on all the time, the lack of air flow is a great place for air born particles to sit and rest up the heaters on only move the virus around

whether vitamin C helps prevent the common cold or not. In the Medical Journal of Australia it described a study that was a double-blind, randomized clinical trial with comparing the effects of different doses and formulations of vitamin C. Vitamin C doses at a daily dose was 0.03 g the placebo, and then 1 g, 3 g or “Bio-C with additives such as bioflavonoids 75mg, rutin 150 mg, hisperidin 150 mg, rose hip extract 750 mg, and acerola 150 mg that was taken at onset of a cold and the following two days. There

III. Sasazuki, S., Sasaki, S., Tsubono, Y., Okubo, S., Hayashi, M. & Tsugane, S. 2006, “Effect of vitamin C on common cold: randomized controlled trial”, European journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 9-17. Objective: to study the association between vitamin C supplementation and common cold. Study design: double-blind, RCT, two arms (50mg or 500mg daily vitamin C supplementation) Sample size: n = 244, age 40-69, living in the region that has the highest mortality rate of gastric cancer

There is a common belief among many in the United States that taking mega doses of vitamin C will cure, prevent or reduce the symptoms of the common cold. Many Americans accept this idea as fact on its face without knowing the origins or the results of many medical science journals. The fact is that to this date there is very little evidence to substantiate the claim that taking mega doses of vitamin C will prevent or cure the common cold. There is some evidence that vitamin C will reduce symptoms