Common Cold Statistics WisdomCard™

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Human Parainfluenza Viruses (Common Cold and Croup) cdc.gov - Human Parainfluenza Viruses (Common Cold and Croup)
  2. It's a Snap!: Clean Hands Statistics itsasnap.org - Clean Hands Statistics
  3. WrongDiagnosis: Statistics About Common Cold wrongdiagnosis.com - Statistics About Common Cold
  4. Kid Source: The Common Cold kidsource.com - The Common Cold
  5. EzineArticles: Some Interesting Common Cold Statistics For The New Season ezinearticles.com - Some Interesting Common Cold Statistics For The New Season
  6. Scum Doctor: Statistics on the Common Cold scumdoctor.com - Statistics on the Common Cold
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Research Notes on Common Cold Statistics


Statistics of the prevalence and effects of the common cold are available on the internet. There are about one billion cases of the common cold in the United States each year. Children catch an average of six to ten colds yearly, while adults catch two to four colds each year.1

Fast Facts:

  • Students miss a total of about 22 million school days combined each year as a result of the common cold.2
  • Regularly washing your hands is a good defense against catching the common cold.2
  • The common cold is the number one cause of lost work time, followed closely by diarrhea.2
  • One study found that washing hands at least four times a day can reduce school absences by as much as 50%.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Statistics About Common Cold
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 It's a Snap!: Clean Hands Statistics

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