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==History and symptoms==
==History and symptoms==
The [[incubation period]] is usually around 16 hours; symptoms peak between the second and fourth days.<ref name="CCCentre">{{cite web | url = http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/associates/cold/home.html | title = Common Cold Centre | date = 2006 | publisher = Cardiff University }}</ref>
The [[incubation period]] is usually around 16 hours; symptoms peak between the second and fourth days.<ref name="CCCentre">{{cite web | url = http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/associates/cold/home.html | title = Common Cold Centre | date = 2006 | publisher = Cardiff University }}</ref>
Acute viral nasopharyngitis symptoms may include:
*Common cold starts with [[sore throat]]. It usually resolves within 1-2 days.<ref name="pmid16253889">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eccles R |title=Understanding the symptoms of the common cold and influenza |journal=Lancet Infect Dis |volume=5 |issue=11 |pages=718–25 |year=2005 |pmid=16253889 |doi=10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70270-X |url=}}</ref>
*Common cold starts with [[sore throat]]. It usually resolves within 1-2 days.<ref name="pmid16253889">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eccles R |title=Understanding the symptoms of the common cold and influenza |journal=Lancet Infect Dis |volume=5 |issue=11 |pages=718–25 |year=2005 |pmid=16253889 |doi=10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70270-X |url=}}</ref>
*[[Sore throat]] may be accompanied by [[fatigue]] and [[headache]].
*[[Sore throat]] may be accompanied by [[fatigue]] and [[headache]].
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*[[Nasal discharge]] may cause nasal [[congestion]], which interferes with sleeping and eating.<ref name="NIAID2006">{{cite web | title = Common Cold | publisher = [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] | url = http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/colds/}}</ref>
*[[Nasal discharge]] may cause nasal [[congestion]], which interferes with sleeping and eating.<ref name="NIAID2006">{{cite web | title = Common Cold | publisher = [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] | url = http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/colds/}}</ref>
===Post viral cough===
===Post viral cough===
*[[Cough]] usually starts around the fourth to fifth day, along with the improvement of nasal symptoms.<ref name="ALA2005">{{cite web | title = A Survival Guide for Preventing and Treating Influenza and the Common Cold | publisher = [[American Lung Association]] | date = August 2005 | url = http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35873#done}}</ref>
*[[Cough]] usually starts approximately after 4 to 5 days (along with the improvement of nasal symptoms).<ref name="ALA2005">{{cite web | title = A Survival Guide for Preventing and Treating Influenza and the Common Cold | publisher = [[American Lung Association]] | date = August 2005 | url = http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35873#done}}</ref>
*[[Cough]] is usually milder than that of [[influenza]].
*[[Cough]] is usually milder than that of [[influenza]].
===Resolution of symptoms===
===Resolution of symptoms===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]

Overview

Symptoms of acute viral nasopharyngitis include runny nose, cough, and sore throat.

History and symptoms

The incubation period is usually around 16 hours; symptoms peak between the second and fourth days.[1]

Post viral cough

  • Cough usually starts approximately after 4 to 5 days (along with the improvement of nasal symptoms).[5]
  • Cough is usually milder than that of influenza.

Resolution of symptoms

  • Symptoms usually resolve within 7-10 days.[6]
  • Cough may persist for a few weeks after the resolution of symptoms.

References

  1. "Common Cold Centre". Cardiff University. 2006.
  2. Eccles R (2005). "Understanding the symptoms of the common cold and influenza". Lancet Infect Dis. 5 (11): 718–25. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70270-X. PMID 16253889.
  3. Nordenberg, Tamar (May 1999). "Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure". Food and Drug Administration.
  4. "Common Cold". National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
  5. "A Survival Guide for Preventing and Treating Influenza and the Common Cold". American Lung Association. August 2005.
  6. Heikkinen T, Järvinen A (2003). "The common cold". Lancet. 361 (9351): 51–9. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12162-9. PMID 12517470.

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