It’s called the “common cold” for a reason. You will probably have more colds than any other type of illness. It’s the most common reason that children miss school and parents miss work. If anything, using the term "common" with cold is an understatement.
The common cold is our name for a specific collection of symptoms, a pattern of illness that can be caused by a variety of different viruses. Over 200 different types of viruses can cause a cold. Most people are sick with each specific strain of cold virus only once in their lives.
The body has a relatively small number of symptoms with which to respond to an ever-changing, wide variety of viruses. These symptoms are often the body's attempt to get rid of the virus and to minimize damage. Sneezing ejects the virus from the nose and coughing from the lungs and throat. And, if we're not careful, we spread the virus.
This week, a look at how to cough and sneeze.
TTFN, Fred.
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