Common Cold & Cold Symptoms

Quick Facts about Common Cold & Cold Symptoms

Quick Facts help you understand the common cold but are not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by your doctor

Symptoms- sore throat, runny nose, coughing, ear pain, sinus pain, sneezing, watery eyes, head and body aches

Transmission - directly from cold sufferers and indirectly from the surfaces they have touched or breathed on

Prevention - Doctors Report Prevention Steps, including hand washing, care with touching your nose, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands, keeping a distance from those infected

Treatment - rest, fluids, medicine to address symptoms ( but be careful to read all instructions on dose and warnings and follow doctor's guidance), humidifier, gargle


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