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After initial infection, the viral replication cycle begins within 8 to 12 hours.<ref name="coldorg">{{cite web | author = Gwaltney, JM, Hayden, FG | title = Understanding Colds | date = 2006 | url = http://www.commoncold.org/index.htm}}</ref> Symptoms can occur shortly thereafter, and usually begin within 2 to 5 days after infection, although occasionally in as little as 10 hours after infection.<ref name="coldorg">{{cite web | author = Patsy Hamilton | url = http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/6125/1/Facts-about-the-Common-Cold-Incubation-Period.html}}</ref> | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== |
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Overview
Natural History
After initial infection, the viral replication cycle begins within 8 to 12 hours.[1] Symptoms can occur shortly thereafter, and usually begin within 2 to 5 days after infection, although occasionally in as little as 10 hours after infection.[1]
Complications
The common cold can lead to
- Opportunistic coinfections or superinfections such as
- Acute bronchitis,
- Bronchiolitis,
- Croup,
- pneumonia,
- Sinusitis,
- Otitis media,
- Strep throat.
People with chronic lung diseases such as asthma and COPD are especially vulnerable. Colds may cause acute exacerbations of asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Prognosis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gwaltney, JM, Hayden, FG (2006). "Understanding Colds".