8/11/2019 Cold (Autosaved)

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Created By:

Marino Abogado Jr And

Michael Angelo Sea

Common Cold

While you are reading this information, about 30

million people in the U.S. have the common cold.

Colds are caused by more than 200 different cold

viruses. They are very contagious. The average

person gets 3 to 4 colds a year.

Prevention

o Wash your hands often. Keep them awayfrom your

o nose, eyes, and mouth.o Try not to touch people or their things

when they

o have a cold.o Get regular exercise. Eat and sleep well.

o Use a tissue when you sneeze, cough, orblow your

o nose.o Use a cool-mist vaporizer in your bedroom

in the

o winter.

Signs Symptoms

o Runny, stuffy nose, and sneezing

o Sore throato Dry cough

o Mild fever, if anyA cold usually lasts 3 to 7

days. In older persons,though, a cold can last

longer. The cough that comes

with a cold can last a fewweeks after the other symptoms go away.

Causes Care

You can get a cold virus from mucus on a

personshands when they have a cold, such as

through a handshake. You can also pick up the

viruses on towels, telephones, money, etc. Cold

viruses travel through coughs and sneezes, too.

Self-care usually treats a cold. Antibiotics do nottreat cold viruses. Persons with some health

conditions, such as asthma, should consult their

doctors for advice to manage symptoms.

Self-Care

o Drink lots of liquids.o Take an over-the-counter pain reliever.

Note: Do not

o give aspirin to anyone under age 19.Aspirin and

o other medicines with salicylates have been

linked too Reyes Syndrome.o For nasal congestion, use salt water drops,

such as

o Ocean brand or a saline nasal spray.

o Use a cool-mist vaporizer to add moisto the air.

o Have chicken soup to clear mucus.

o Check with your doctor about using zilozenges,

o echinacea, and/or high doses of vitam

Contact Doctor For:

o Quick breathing, trouble breathing, orwheezing

o High or prolonged fever in adults up twith no history of a chronic medical

condition (102F or higher in a person

65 or older)

o Temperature of 102F or higher in a cmonths of age and older

o Temperature between 99.5F and 100in a baby less than 3 months old

o A bad smell from the throat, nose, or eor an earache

o A headache that doesnt go away

o A bright red sore throat or sore throat white spots

o Cough with mucus that is yellow, greegray

o Pain or swelling over the sinuses thatworsens with bending over or moving

head, especially with a fever of 101F

higher

o Symptoms that get worse after 4 to 5 dor dont get better after 7 days

o Symptoms other than a slight cough thlast for more than 14 days