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Acute viral nasopharyngitis, or acute coryza, usually known as the common cold, is a highly contagious, viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, primarily caused by picornaviruses (including rhinoviruses) or coronaviruses. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

• --Common symptoms are sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing and cough.
• --The common cold is spread mostly by hand-to-hand contact.
• --There is no proven treatment for the common cold. Plenty of rest, drinking fluids to maintain hydration, gargling with warm salt water, using cough drops, throat sprays, or over-the-counter pain or cold medicines. Saline nasal drops may help alleviate congestion.

5 Great Resources on Common Cold

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Common Cold Overview
• KidsHealth: Common Cold
• MedicineNet: Common Cold
• Dr.Greene: Common Cold
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Common Cold

What is Common Cold?

• Wikipedia: Common Cold
• Mayo Clinic: Common Cold
• American Lung Association: What is a Cold?
• WrongDiagnosis: Common Cold

What Are The Symptoms of Common Cold?

• MedicineNet: What are the Symptoms of the Common Cold?
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Symptoms of the Common Cold
• eMedTV: Cold Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Common Cold?

• CommonCold.org: What Causes Cold Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Common Cold Causes | Complications
• WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Common Cold

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Common Cold?

• Food and Drug Administration: Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure
• Mayo Clinic: Common Cold Treatment
• American Lung Association: What Can Be Done If You Catch a Cold?
• eMedTV: Common Cold Treatment

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Common Cold?

• About.com: Top 11 Common Cold and Flu Remedies
• WikiHow: Master Tonic
• Yahoo Video: Cure the Common Cold with an Onion
• See also Echinacea

How Do You Prevent Common Cold?

• WebMD: 12 Tips to Prevent Cold and Flu the "Natural" Way
• Mayo Clinic: Common Cold Prevention
• WrongDiagnosis: Prevention of Common Cold
• A.D.A.M.(via MedlinePlus): Common Cold Prevention

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Common Cold

• NeuroLogica Blog: Well, Does Echinacea Work for the Common Cold or Not?
• Wisdom of Healing: Tackling and Preventing the Common Cold
• Confessions of a Quackbuster: Vitamin C and the Common Cold

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Common Cold

• Revolution Health: Cold and Flu Community
• HealthBoards: Colds & Flu Message Boards
• eHealth Forum: Cold, Flu and Viral Infections
• DailyStrength: Colds and Flu Community

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Common Cold

• PubMedCentral: Cold Articles
• JAMA: Cold Articles
• Google Scholar: Cold Articles

Clinical Trials on Common Cold

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Common Cold
• CenterWatch: Common Cold Trials

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