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Does this describe your symptom?

  
  • Runny or stuffy nose, nasal congestion.
  • The nasal discharge may be clear, cloudy, yellow, or green.
  • Other symptoms of a cold include:
    • Sneezing.
    • Mild fever and muscle aches, feeling tired and sleepy, headache.
    • Scratchy, or sore throat.
    • Postnasal drip, throat clearing, cough.
    • Sometimes there is hoarseness, tearing eyes, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
General Information
  • Colds are very common. The average adult experiences 3-4 colds each year.
  • Viruses cause colds, and no medicine or "shot" will cure an uncomplicated cold.
  • Colds are usually not serious. Most patients with colds do not need to be seen by a doctor. Rarely, colds can lead to more serious illnesses such as: sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, and otitis media. Elderly persons and individuals with a weakened immune system (due to chemotherapy, HIV positive, splenectomy, or the regular use of steroid medications) are at higher risk of developing these infectious complications.

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