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==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
===More common risk factors=== | ===More common risk factors=== | ||
Common risk factors for having acute viral nasopharyngitis | *Common risk factors for having acute viral nasopharyngitis | ||
Contact with flu patients especially if sitting in close proximity to the patient. | *Contact with flu patients especially if sitting in close proximity to the patient. | ||
Going to daycare centers (for infants and children) | *Going to daycare centers (for infants and children) | ||
Lower body temperature: there is controversy about the role of lower body temperature in causing viral nasopharyngitis but most of the evidence suggest that it is a risk factor. | *Lower body temperature: there is controversy about the role of lower body temperature in causing viral nasopharyngitis but most of the evidence suggest that it is a risk factor. | ||
Immunosuppressed patients (HIV or haematologic malignancy). | *Immunosuppressed patients (HIV or haematologic malignancy). | ||
===Less common risk factors=== | ===Less common risk factors=== | ||
Less common risk factors include | *Less common risk factors include | ||
Pregnant women are at increased risk of having common cold for up to 2 weeks after delivery. On the opposite, breastfeeding decreases the risk of having common cold. | *Pregnant women are at increased risk of having common cold for up to 2 weeks after delivery. On the opposite, breastfeeding decreases the risk of having common cold. | ||
Old age > 65 years | *Old age > 65 years | ||
Morbid obesity (BMI > 35) | *Morbid obesity (BMI > 35) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
Risk factors
More common risk factors
- Common risk factors for having acute viral nasopharyngitis
- Contact with flu patients especially if sitting in close proximity to the patient.
- Going to daycare centers (for infants and children)
- Lower body temperature: there is controversy about the role of lower body temperature in causing viral nasopharyngitis but most of the evidence suggest that it is a risk factor.
- Immunosuppressed patients (HIV or haematologic malignancy).
Less common risk factors
- Less common risk factors include
- Pregnant women are at increased risk of having common cold for up to 2 weeks after delivery. On the opposite, breastfeeding decreases the risk of having common cold.
- Old age > 65 years
- Morbid obesity (BMI > 35)