Posts Tagged ‘Common Cold’
Treatment of Common Cold
How is a cold?
There is no fully effective way to treat a common cold. If you do not have any other disease apart from the cold and it disappears in a week or two, there is a clear need to see a doctor. As the cold is caused by a virus, antibiotics are not useful to cure, but may be needed to prevent superinfection by other microbes, including bacteria.
- No need to reduce daily activities, but typically the person gets tired more easily.
- We recommend a semi-liquid diet, with plenty of water, fruit juices and hot meals. Symptoms can be relieved with hot drinks. Read the rest of this entry »
Diagnosis of Common Cold
How is it diagnosed?
Normally it is not likely to have to consult a doctor, but you have to go to consultation in the following cases:
- If patients are older and if they have a chronic illness, especially respiratory.
- If after 3 or 4 days there has been no improvement.
- If symptoms worsen rapidly (dark mucus, a cough that does not yield, high fever), the risk of the occurrence of further infections. Read the rest of this entry »
Common Cold: Symptoms and Prevention
What are the symptoms of a cold?
- Runny nose or stuffy nose, runny nose starts with a water-like secretion which gradually becomes thicker and yellow.
- Sneezing
- Difficulty breathing through the nose
- Sore throat, especially when swallowing
- Feeling of pressure in the ears
- Watery eyes
- Headache
- Cough
- Malaise
- Fever, moderate to high. Children are more likely to have more fever than adults. Read the rest of this entry »
Common Cold
What is a cold or flu?
A cold or a cold is a contagious viral disease that causes inflammation of the airways, especially the nose and throat. There are over one hundred different viruses that can cause a cold.
This is usually a mild illness, recovery occurs in about a week at most. Sometimes the symptoms match those of other diseases such as influenza, but it is important to know that flu is a disease of well-defined characteristics, and all cold, is not the flu, although influenza usually occur with a cold. The most characteristic symptom is a runny nose cold or runny nose.
It appears mostly during the cold winter months and affects both children and adults of all ages. Also seem to encourage rapid temperature changes, stress, or an inadequate diet. Most people catch a cold once or twice a year. Read the rest of this entry »