how long does the common cold usually last
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: There are many types of virus that can cause a cold, so no cold is identical to another. In addition, our ability to fight a cold varies from person to person and time to time. So colds can last for anything between a couple of days to well over a week of sore throat, fever, blocked nose and other miserable symptoms. But as a rough guide, colds have usually run the worst of their course within a week, and you should certainly be well on the way to recovery by ten days.