Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Rhinovirus causes up to 50% of colds and spreads easily in crowded places. You can prevent colds by washing your hands often and avoiding close contact when sick.

Sore throat on the first day I noticed I wasn't feeling well, progressing to congestion, a headache, and a mild cough for a couple of days, and then I was fine. This seems like a good thing - the more ...

A cold may cause unpleasant symptoms such as a stuffy nose, cough, and sore throat. While there is no cure for the common cold, various over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and home remedies can help ...

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. “COVID is still presenting itself across the region,” ...

BOSTON (CBS) – If you are wondering whether that runny nose, sore throat or sneeze could be allergies, just a cold, or possibly even COVID, you are not alone. Clinics are seeing a lot of flu cases ...

What are the symptoms of Covid? The answer has changed after nearly three years in the coronavirus pandemic, largely depending on your vaccination status. Nexstar Media reports the ZOE Health Study, a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s the time of year when it feels like everyone knows someone who is sick. So, how do you know what’s going around and what your cough, runny nose, or fever really is? News 6 spoke ...

Medications such as nasal decongestants and cough suppressants may help manage symptoms of upper respiratory infections. Most respiratory infections clear up with self-care at home. A respiratory ...

Flu—short for influenza—is an illness caused by a respiratory virus. When someone with the flu coughs or sneezes, the influenza virus gets into the air, and people nearby, including children, can ...

Walk down the cold and flu aisle of any drugstore and you'll see countless varieties of lozenges promising to soothe a sore throat, relieve a stuffy nose or quiet a cough. And it's nothing new: The ...

This fall and winter, children will be susceptible to COVID-19, the flu, RSV and colds. Many of the symptoms for all four viruses overlap, which makes it difficult to determine which illness your ...

As people build up immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through vaccines, boosters, and infections, the most commonly reported symptoms of COVID-19 have shifted, making the deadly pandemic infection more difficult ...