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The first indication of a cold is often a [[Pharyngitis|sore or scratchy throat]]. Other common symptoms are [[rhinorrhea|runny nose]], [[Nasal congestion|congestion]], [[sneeze|sneezing]] and [[cough]]. These are sometimes accompanied by [[myalgia|muscle aches]], [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[malaise]], [[headache]], [[Muscle weakness|weakness]], or [[anorexia|loss of appetite]].<ref name="CCCentre">{{cite web | url = http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/associates/cold/home.html | title = Common Cold Centre | date = 2006 | publisher = Cardiff University }}</ref> Colds occasionally cause [[fever]] and can sometimes lead to extreme exhaustion. (However, these symptoms are more usual in [[influenza]], and can differentiate the two infections.) The symptoms of a cold usually resolve after about one week, but can last up to 14 days, with a cough lasting longer than other symptoms. Symptoms may be more severe in infants and young children, and may include fever and [[urticaria|hives]].<ref name="Nordenberg1999">{{cite web | last = Nordenberg | first = Tamar | title = Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure | publisher = [[Food and Drug Administration]] | date = May 1999 | url = http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/896_flu.html}}</ref><ref name="NIAID2006">{{cite web | title = Common Cold | publisher = [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] | url = http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/colds/}}</ref><ref name="ALA2005">{{cite web | title = A Survival Guide for Preventing and Treating Influenza and the Common Cold | publisher = [[American Lung Association]] | date = August 2005 | url = http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35873#done}}</ref><ref name="HivesACAAI">{{cite web | url = http://www.acaai.org/public/advice/urtic.htm | title = Hives | publisher = American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
History
Symptoms
The first indication of a cold is often a sore or scratchy throat. Other common symptoms are runny nose, congestion, sneezing and cough. These are sometimes accompanied by muscle aches, fatigue, malaise, headache, weakness, or loss of appetite.[1] Colds occasionally cause fever and can sometimes lead to extreme exhaustion. (However, these symptoms are more usual in influenza, and can differentiate the two infections.) The symptoms of a cold usually resolve after about one week, but can last up to 14 days, with a cough lasting longer than other symptoms. Symptoms may be more severe in infants and young children, and may include fever and hives.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Common Cold Centre". Cardiff University. 2006.
- ↑ Nordenberg, Tamar (May 1999). "Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure". Food and Drug Administration.
- ↑ "Common Cold". National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- ↑ "A Survival Guide for Preventing and Treating Influenza and the Common Cold". American Lung Association. August 2005.
- ↑ "Hives". American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.