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You will slowly lose the sense of taste and smell. Sometimes cold may become serious and the middle ear may get infected, and finally may lead to Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Laryngitis, Tracheitis etc. If there is history of Asthma, Chronic bronchitis, earache, cold may become serious, with such diseases unpleasing. Especially if the cold infects the middle ear, it may lead to Meningitis or Encephalitis and further complications may develop involving the brain and its surroundings, causing vomiting, head-ache and stiff neck.

Most varieties that attack are Head Colds, that is, they are confined to nose and throat. The first symptom of this type is a small tickling sensation in the nose or throat. Usually cold manifests itself 1 to 2 days after the attack, beginning with irritation in the nose, indicative of sneezing, then sneezing, running nose, etc. if the bacteria has entered the nose, yellow-colored mucus flows out. Then it is followed by body pains, fever and headache. If the infection has entered through the throat, there may be pain in the throat and chest, a feeling of heaviness in the chest, hoarseness and dry cough. It may be only dry cough at first, but later, it may not allow you to sleep at night properly.

The period varies from person to person and depends upon the type of virus and immune system of the person. Usually it lasts for 2 to 5 days. If it is complicated it may continue for 1 to 2 weeks.

There is no discrimination for cold. It will attack everyone, but more often the school-going children. They will catch cold 10 times a year. When they come of age, it may be 2 or 3 times. The reason why the school-going children get cold so often is that, they get exposed to different types of viruses. Besides, the immune system is not so well developed as to resist the attack of the viruses. Those who suffer more from cold are: Drink addicts, Smokers, The old and the weak, Patients of bronchitis etc.

If you breathe in that contaminated air, those viruses get into your body through your nose and, as a result, you catch cold. You are vulnerable especially in congested areas like cinema halls, class rooms and such other places where a number of people assemble. If you use the towel used by a patient suffering from cold, or shake his hand he used to blow his nose and then rub your eyes or nose with that hand of yours, well, you will catch cold. Even if you use the pen or telephone used by the patient, there is a chance of you catching cold.

It is as natural for man to catch cold as it is common. At least two times a year he suffers from it. According to the estimates of the National Institute of Health, America, 71 millions of Americans suffer from cold every year. Another name for cold in medical terminology is acute coryza Cold gives a man the taste of hell-by causing inflammation in the nose and throat, producing mucus, making the head and body ache, with accompanying feelings of discomfort and uneasiness. More than200 viruses work, as if in a team, to cause cold. As they spread from moan to man, they change their genetic structure. If, for example, you catch cold from your wife, note that the cold of both of you is both the same! Of course, the symptoms are the same. You both cough alike, sneeze alike and blow alike. That is the special feature of cold.