Symptoms and causes

• Common cold
• Influenza (flu)

Risk factors

• Flu shot: Your best shot for avoiding influenza

Cold and flu treatments

• Babies and the common cold
• Cold remedies
• Fever treatment: Quick guide to treating a fever
• Runny nose? Here's what to do
• Sore throat

Ask an infectious disease specialist

• Acute bronchitis: Is it contagious?
• Airborne cold remedy: Does it prevent colds?
• Cold symptoms: Does drinking milk increase phlegm?
• Flu germs: How long can they live outside the body?
• Flu shot in pregnancy: Is it safe?
• Honey: An effective cough remedy?
• Nasal spray addiction: Is it real?
• Plugged ears: What is the remedy?
• Stomach flu: How long am I contagious?

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