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 The common cold (viral upper respiratory tract infection [VURTI]). This disease is a contagious viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system. A contagious viral infectious disease is a easily spread-ed c ommon disease. This is caused mainly by rhino-viruses (nose viruses) and corona-viruses. If you have the cold the common symptoms include a sore throat, runny nose and fever. There is no cure for this disease but the symptoms usually resolve naturally in 7 to 10 days but some symptoms will last up to 3 weeks.
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The common cold is the most frequent infectious disease in human. **__Symptoms__** As i said before the symptoms of this disease is sore throat, runny nose and fever sometimes accompanied with pink eye, muscle aches, tiredness, headaches, shivering and lost of appetite. these symptoms will last up to 7 to ten days but it can last for 3 weeks too. 30% - 40% of children cough lasts more than 10 days, 10% of children continue for more than 25 days.   **__How can it spread?__**   The common cold is usually spread by touching infected surfaces and by direct hand to hand contact from an infected individual. For example if a person with the cold blew or touched their nose then touched someone else, that person can be eventually become infected with the virus. Also, a cold virus can live on top of objects such as key boards, cups, tables, television remotes for a few hours, and can thus be acquired from contact with these objects.    **__Does the cold have anything to do with exposure with cold weather??__**  The common cold usually occurs at fall and winter. The cold weather itself doesn't cause the cold. Rather, it is thought that people spend more time indoors in close proximity to each other. Thus speeding up the spread of the virus. For this same reason, children in day care and school are more easy to have the common cold. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__What is the difference between the common cold and the influenza (flu)?__** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Many people confuse the common cold with the flu. influenza is caused by the influenza virus and the common cold is not. while the symptoms of the cold and the influenza are similar, patients with the common cold typically have a milder illness. While the people with influenza are usually sicker and have a more rapid onset with fever, chills, headaches, body aches, dry cough and extreme weakness. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__Conclusion__** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Even tho the common cold is not very harmful and do not affect much but you should keep your hands clean, if you got the cold just keep clean and stay home just in case you spread it to anyone. If your in the fell or winter just remember to keep clean and wash your hands frequently with soap. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">References: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- pathogen. (n.d.). Common cold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Retrieved September 1, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Common cold - MayoClinic.com. (n.d.). //Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com//. Retrieved September 1, 2010, from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/common-cold/DS00056 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Common Cold. (n.d.). //National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Home Page//. Retrieved September 1, 2010, from http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/commoncold/Pages/default.aspx <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Common Cold. (n.d.). //Medicine Net//. Retrieved September 1, 2010, from www.medicinenet.com/common_cold/article.htm <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- MASON, M. (n.d.). Common Cold - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Common Cold - NY Times Health Information. //Health News - The New York Times//. Retrieved September 1, 2010, from http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/common-cold/overview.html <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">