It that time of year again! Communicable a cold can make you feel quite frail for a few days, but isn’t as serious effect as it can hint to be to you while you are in the midst of it.
The old saying “It takes three days to grow a cold, three days to have it, and three days for it to go away,” is graceful accurate, so if your cold has around nine days time to ask your medical doctor for help as it may not be a cold at all.
Flu, on the other hand, can be a sober illness, especially if you are very crude in old age or suffer from wheezing complaints already. There are quite a few offbeat flu viruses, and each behaves differently, so what do you do to avoid catching a cold or flu, and what can you do to relieve the symptoms if you are unlucky enough to get it?
First – all about Colds.
Colds are contagious viral respiratory infections that cause inflammation in the linings of the nose and throat. Because a virus causes them, taking antibiotics will not help, but there are many natural remedies that will help you cope.
The symptoms of flu can include fever or feeling feverish/chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, and fatigue (tiredness). Cold symptoms are usually milder than the symptoms of flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems.
Influenza (flu) and the common cold are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Flu is caused by influenza viruses only, whereas the common cold can be caused by a number of different viruses, including rhinoviruses and seasonal coronaviruses.
The common cold is an infection of your nose and throat. It’s easily passed to others, especially within homes, classrooms and workplaces. More than 200 different viruses can cause colds. There’s no cure for a common cold, but it typically runs its course in a week to 10 days.
A cold is a contagious upper respiratory infection that affects your nose, throat, sinuses and trachea (windpipe). More than 200 different viruses can cause a cold, but most colds are caused by a rhinovirus.
How common are colds?
As its name implies, the common cold is widespread. You’ll probably have more colds in your lifetime than any other illness. Adults catch two to three colds a year, while young children come down with a cold four or more times a year.
Are colds contagious
Colds spread from person to person. For you to become infected, the virus has to get to one of your mucous membranes — the moist lining of the nostrils, eyes or mouth. That happens when you touch a surface or breathe moist air that contains the cold virus.
For example, when a sick person sneezes or coughs, droplets of fluid containing the cold virus are launched into the air if someone else touches those surfaces and then touches their nostrils, eyes or mouth, the virus can get in.
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