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The common cold is a viral infection of your nose and throat (upper respiratory tract). It's usually harmless, although it might not feel that way. Many types of viruses can cause a common cold.
Healthy adults can expect to have two or three colds each year. Infants and young children may have even more frequent colds.
Most people recover from a common cold in a week or 10 days. Symptoms might last longer in people who smoke. Generally, you don't need medical attention for a common cold. However, if symptoms don't improve or if they get worse, see your doctor.
Symptoms of a common cold usually appear one to three days after exposure to a cold-causing virus. Signs and symptoms, which can vary from person to person, might include:
The discharge from your nose may start out clear and become thicker and yellow or green as a common cold runs its course. This doesn't usually mean you have a bacterial infection.
For adults — generally, you don't need medical attention for a common cold. However, seek medical attention if you have:
For children — in general, your child doesn't need to see his or her doctor for a common cold. But seek medical attention right away if your child has any of the following:
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Although many types of viruses can cause a common cold, rhinoviruses are the most common cause.
A cold virus enters your body through your mouth, eyes or nose. The virus can spread through droplets in the air when someone who is sick coughs, sneezes or talks.
It also spreads by hand-to-hand contact with someone who has a cold or by sharing contaminated objects, such as eating utensils, towels, toys or telephones. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth after such contact, you're likely to catch a cold.
These factors can increase your chances of getting a cold:
These conditions can occur along with your cold:
There's no vaccine for the common cold, but you can take commonsense precautions to slow the spread of cold viruses:
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It's the "worst cold" Rebecca has had
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New and continuous cough - coughing a lot for more than an hour, or having three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours Fever - a temperature above 37.8C Change in smell or taste - either you cannot taste or smell anything, or these senses are different to normal.
Sore throat Runny nose Headache Sneezing
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By Imran Rahman-Jones and Manish Pandey Newsbeat reporters
You've probably heard a lot more sniffles around if you've gone out recently or got on public transport.
Perhaps there's that one person on the work call who's not muted and starts a coughing fit before a meek: "It's not Covid, I've been tested!"
Or, maybe you've been ill and agree with people saying this is no ordinary cold - but the "worst cold ever" or a "super cold".
Well get used to it. Because cold season has begun.
And some people are already suffering.
One of those is 24-year-old Rebecca London.
The retail worker from Bournemouth caught what she calls "the worst cold ever" at a festival.
A normal cold for her would have "a runny nose, sneezing, a bit of a sore throat and feeling a bit rundown".
"Nothing like this," she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
"I barely slept, I'd wake up in the night just coughing, a constantly runny nose and feeling so tired," she adds.
Rebecca did lateral flow tests and got negative results, but was ill for more than a week, and was left wondering "if it's ever going to end".
Ok seriously… anyone else been struck down by this non-Covid chest/sinus infection? It’s been 2 weeks and I’m exhausted. Very grateful Miss Rona hasn’t paid me a visit but this is something else. Never been this continually ill before 😩
This is the worst COLD I’ve ever had in my life 🥵
It may not be Covid, but it is linked to what's happened in the past 18 months.
"We've actually been seeing a rise in the number of coughs and colds and viral infections," says Dr Philippa Kaye, a GP based in London.
She says the numbers have been as high as you'd see in a normal winter and the main reason is because of the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
"We are mixing in a way that we haven't been mixing over the past 18 months," says Dr Philippa.
"During those first lockdowns, we saw numbers of other [non-Covid] infections fall. We think that that was primarily due to the restrictions on meeting up."
This is legit the worst cold/flu I’ve ever had, feel like I’ve been hit with a bus
Got my first cold since about January 2020 and I can confirm it's one of the worst colds I've had - 'freshers' flu' on steroids
So while the lockdown rules were designed to stop Covid spreading, they also stopped other viruses moving between people too.
Now we're going out, meeting with friends and getting on public transport again, the common cold spreads again.
"Most of these things are respiratory driven, so say somebody talks or coughs or sneezes - you breathe it in," says Dr Philippa.
Not mixing so much last winter has meant this year the government's trying to get more people than ever to have a flu vaccine .
Health officials are worried as it will be the first year both Covid and flu will circulate at the same time, so they want everyone who's eligible to get it.
More than 40 million people across the UK are being offered a flu jab, including for the first time, all secondary-school children up to the age of 16.
Firstly, remember the three main symptoms of coronavirus. If you have one of these, get a PCR test.
If you don't have these symptoms but still want to check, you can do a free lateral flow test. If you can't get one through your employer or place of education you can get test kits delivered free to your home or pick them up.
ZOE, the world's largest ongoing study into the virus, states through their millions of health reports, many of the symptoms of Covid-19 are now the same as a regular cold, especially for people who have received two doses of the vaccine. That makes it harder to tell the difference.
ZOE says: "a negative result from a lateral flow test is not reliable enough to be sure you're definitely not infected, so if your symptoms persist it's best to get a PCR test to be sure."
But if it is just a cold Dr Philippa says most of the time these can be managed at home.
Her recommendation is to have "loads of fluids and rest, over-the-counter simple painkillers for headaches and aches and pains.
"Even simple things like honey in a hot drink can help ease a sore throat."
She adds: "You can get lots of advice from your local pharmacist for minor coughs and colds.
"But if you become more unwell, if you cough up blood, have chest pain, if you have shortness of breath or chest tightness, then you need to seek medical advice." Is 'the worst cold ever' going around?
Look, we don't want to put new university students off their exciting first few weeks but freshers' flu will be pretty much unavoidable.
Just ask 18-year-old Noor - she's studying in Edinburgh, and has been suffering with the worst illness she's ever had.
"Normally I'm still able to go about my day, but this one left me with muscle fatigue, a lost voice and headache that meant I've just stayed indoors."
It's not actually flu though - it's just another version of the common cold.
Add in the fact that students' immune systems will probably take a battering from going out a lot, and you'll be vulnerable to it.
Freshers flu is something else I am dying https://t.co/d5y3qACGnq
Luckily, protecting yourself isn't rocket science - it's a case of eating well, getting enough sleep and washing your hands regularly.
And remember to register for your local GP if you're moving somewhere new.
Noor can't wait to get back to socialising properly.
"Although I think it'll be some time before I'm socialising in a large group because everyone seems to have freshers' flu right now," she adds.
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Medically Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on April 21, 2021
Symptoms of a cold can be felt about 1-4 days after catching a cold virus. They start with a burning feeling in the nose or throat, followed by sneezing , a runny nose, and a feeling of being tired and unwell. This is the period when you are most contagious -- you can pass the cold to others -- so it's best to stay home and rest.
For the first few days, the nose teems with watery nasal secretions. Later, these become thicker and yellower or greener. You may get a mild cough . It won't get much worse, but it is likely to last into the second week of your illness. If you suffer from chronic bronchitis or asthma, a cold will make it worse.
Because the common cold weakens your immune system, it can increase the risk of a bacterial super infection of your sinuses, inner ear or lungs. Community acquired pneumonias can start as a common cold. If symptoms get worse, rather than better, after 3-7 days, you may have acquired a bacterial infection. These symptoms can also be caused by a cold virus other than a rhinovirus.
Usually there is no fever; in fact, fever and more severe symptoms may indicate that you have the flu rather than a cold.
Cold symptoms typically last for about 3 days. At that point the worst is over, but you may feel congested for a week or more.
Except in newborns, colds themselves are not dangerous. They usually go away in 4 to 10 days without any special medicine. Unfortunately, colds do wear down your body's resistance,
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