Common Cold Remedies for Relief
Interestingly common cold has no cure. The problem gets resolved within 7- 10 days on its own. In some cases it may take up to 3 weeks. Most people get 2-4 infections every year. As a result common cold is one the most common ailment in the world.
Common Cold Causes
Mainly two types of viruses ( rhinoviruses and coronaviruses) cause the infection we usually refer as common cold. This is an infectious infection of the upper respiratory tract.
Symptoms of Common Cold
Every upper respiratory tract infection may not be common cold. Therefore it has to be established common cold before we leave it to cure on its own. Influenza which shows very similar signs and symptoms can be more dangerous and be treated properly under proper medical guidance.
The symptoms include nasal congestion, cough, feeling occasionally chilly, conjunctivitis, muscle pain, feeling week and shivering and sore or scratchy throat. These symptoms begin to appear within 10- 12 hours in some cases and 2-5 days in most cases.
Influenza symptoms are more severe than the common cold therefore the patient himself also can, to some extent, feel the need to go to the doctor.
Common Cold Remedies
Prevention is always the best remedy for any disease and so is the case with common cold. It fact most infections can be easily avoided by avoiding contacts with the infected people.
Frequent hand washing is one the most important personal hygiene habit that can reduce your incidences of common cold infections. These days schools are becoming more hygienically responsible by promoting frequent hand washing. School is one the biggest source of common cold infections in the children.
Antibiotics are no good treatment for common cold as they don’t work and create more side effects. There are no approved antiviral drugs yet.
Different alternative treatments are used as natural or home remedies for common colds in different parts of the world. Though there are no scientific evidences of their curing abilities some of the certainly help to reduce symptoms.
Drinking hot chicken soup prepared with garlic is one such remedy which people prefer as it doesn’t do any harm even if it doesn’t cure.
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