Common cold

De common cold, anaa de cold, be a viral infectious disease of de upper respiratory tract wey dey primarily affect de respiratory mucosa of de nose, throat, sinuses, den larynx. Signs den symptoms fi appear insyd as little as two days after exposure to de virus. Dese fi include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, headache, fatigue, den fever. People usually dey recover insyd seven to ten days, buh sam symptoms fi last up to three weeks. Occasionally, those plus oda health problems fi develop pneumonia.

Well over 200 virus strains be implicated in causing de common cold, plus rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, adenoviruses den enteroviruses be de most common. Dem spread thru de air anaa indirectly thru contact plus objects insyd de environment, wey be followed by transfer to de mouth anaa nose. Risk factors dey include going to child care facilities, no dey sleep well, den psychological stress. De symptoms be mostly secof de body ein immune response to de infection rada dan to tissue destruction by de viruses demaselves.Eccles p. 112 De symptoms of influenza be similar to those of a cold, although usually more severe den less likely to include a runny nose.

Der be no vaccine give de common cold. Dis be secof de rapid mutation den wide variation of viruses wey dey cause de common cold. De primary methods of prevention be hand washing; no dey touch de eyes, nose anaa mouth plus unwashed hands; den staying away from sick people. People be considered contagious as long as de symptoms be still present. Sam evidence dey support de use of face masks.Eccles p. 209 Der sanso be no cure, buh de symptoms fi be treated. Zinc fi reduce de duration den severity of symptoms if dem start shortly after de onset of symptoms. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen fi help plus pain. Antibiotics, however, for no be used, as all colds be caused by viruses rada dan bacteria. Der be no good evidence wey cough medicines be effective.

De common cold be de most frequent infectious disease insyd humans.Eccles p. 1 Under normal circumstances, de average adult dey get two to three colds a year, while de average kiddie fi get six to eight colds a year. Infections dey occur more commonly during de winter. Na dese infections exist thru out human history.

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Category:Acute upper respiratory infections
Category:Animal viral diseases
Category:Airborne diseases
Category:Common cold
Category:Coronavirus-associated diseases
Category:Enterovirus-associated diseases
Category:Inflammations
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