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About Common Cold

Sneezing, sore throat, a stuffy nose, coughing - everyone knows the symptoms of the common cold. It is probably the most common illness. 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 no cure for the common cold. For relief, try

Getting plenty of rest
Drinking fluids
Gargling with warm salt water
Using cough drops or throat sprays
Taking over-the-counter pain or cold medicines

However, do not give aspirin to children. And do not give cough medicine to children under four.

NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Provided by: NIH - National Institute of Health

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1. Dr Richard Saint Cyr

I am an American family medicine physician, living in Beijing, China since 2007 and working in a local expat clinic, the International Medical Center. I hail from San Francisco, where I received my ABFP diploma in family medicine from UCSF Santa Rosa. I received my M.D. at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and my bachelors degree from Columbia University. I have previously worked in a rural community clinic, urgent care centers, and private clinics in California and Beijing. I also run the public health website MyHealthBeijing.com and am currently working towards a Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.