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| − | The '''Common cold''' is probably the most common illness. | + | The '''Common cold''' is probably the most common [[illness]] in the world. It is characterized by sneezing, a scratchy throat, a stuffy nose, and coughing. In the course of a year, people in the [[United States]] suffer 1 billion colds. |
You can get a cold by touching your eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds. | You can get a cold by touching your eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds. | ||
| − | There is no cure for the common cold.<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoncold.html</ref> | + | There is currently no cure for the common cold.<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoncold.html</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:35, July 19, 2007
The Common cold is probably the most common illness in the world. It is characterized by sneezing, a scratchy throat, a stuffy nose, and coughing. In the course of a year, people in the United States suffer 1 billion colds.
You can get a cold by touching your eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds.
There is currently no cure for the common cold.[1]