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Feature cold
* Cold causes a desire to spit
  - shivers
* Cold is adjectives
  - communicable diseases
* Cold is located in freezers
  - fridges
  - space
  - mild illnesses
  - respiratory diseases
  - sickness
  - temperature
* Colds affect nearly everyone, but some cold virus infections have a subclinical course.
* Colds are a common cause in children
  - of hives in children
  - fact of life
  - self-limited illness from which virtually all people recover in a few days
  - also highly contagious, produce only mild symptoms, and goes away after a few days
  - another common illness for school children
  - common in young children, and five or six colds a year are quite common
  - frequent among young children
  - inflammations of the upper respiratory tract caused by a virus
  - just the tip of the iceberg
* Colds are more frequent among the young and are more likely to occur during the winter months
  - head congestion, scratch throat, and dry cough that come on over a day or so
  - prevalent in winter than in summer
  - most common during months when people tend to gather indoors
* Colds are one of the most common illnesses to affect people today
  - frequent infections in childhood
* Colds are the most common illness among children
  - prevalent infectious disease
  - order of the day
  - primary cause of absenteeism in schools and industry
  - result of infection in the upper respiratory tract, which causes inflammation
  - ubiquitous around the world except in very isolated communities
* Colds are upper respiratory tract infections caused by one of many different viruses
  - viral infections
* Colds are very common at the time of teething and, therefore, most people associate the two
* Colds are viral infections and vitamin C in large doses has antiviral characteristics
  - that usually occur after exposure to someone else who is sick
  - begin slowly
* Colds can also produce sinus or ear infections
  - travel from one person to another via coughs and sneezes
  - last from two days to two weeks, but most people recover in a week
  - lead to a middle ear infection
  - occur at any time of the year and are of shorter duration
* Colds cause deafness
  - swelling and inflammation in the sinuses and eustachian tubes
  - come and go in less than two weeks
* Colds generally begin with a sore throat, runny nose, and sneezing
  - involve a fever, yellow mucus, and body aches
  - go through a succession of symptoms
  - happen in the winter, earthquakes along fault lines, hurricaines in the ocean
  - last two weeks in children and one week in adults
  - occur throughout the year, but are most common in the late winter and early spring
  - often begin with a scratchy throat up behind the nose
* Colds often lead to ear infections
  - middle ear infections, which require antibiotics to treat
  - starts with feeling tired, sneezing, coughing and a runny nose
  - pass more easily in large groups, and colds in young children can lead to middle ear fluid
  - recur frequently and resolve slowly
  - represent viral eye infections, some of which are extremely contagious
  - settle in the nose, throat, chest and ears
* Colds sometimes go down into the throat and into the trachea, producing a bronchitis or pneumonia
  - travel down into the bronchial tubes and are attended with fever and rapid pulse
  - start gradually, while flu hits suddenly
* Colds tend to be more of a problem during the winter months
  - last seven to ten days, while allergies can go on for weeks
  - travel upward or attack eyes
  - typically cause swollen glands, low-grade fever, sinus and nasal congestion, and watery eyes
* Colds usually begin abruptly
  - come on slowly
* Colds usually last about a week
  - for a few days, but symptoms can persist for weeks
* Every cold affects the joints
  - seems to affect the joints
* Most colds are highly contagious
  - relatively mild and only last for about a week
  - go away within a couple of weeks
* Most colds occur during the fall and winter
  - in the fall and winter
* Some colds end in coughs
  - open the door to other illnesses