"Usually, when we think about the common cold, it's a virus," Dr Cheryl Lythgoe of Benenden Health explains to Yahoo UK.

A common cold causes mild symptoms like coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, and a sore throat. This type of upper respiratory tract infection can be caused by one of more than 200 viruses. Cold symptoms ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes cold-like symptoms in most people but can cause more serious problems in some, especially babies and older adults. Almost all children get RSV at least once by ...

More severe symptoms of RSV include rapid breathing, difficulty breathing such as babies flaring their nostrils, ribs sucking ...

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Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish ...

As colder weather sets in, common illnesses such as the cold, flu, RSV and COVID-19 viruses are making their way around Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that there has been an uptick ...

The NHS advises that flu comes on very quickly, and symptoms include: Children with flu may also get pain in their ear and appear less active. To treat flu, you should keep warm, get plenty of sleep ...

That annoying sniffle started yesterday, and now your throat feels scratchy. A few years ago, you wouldn’t have thought twice before dismissing it as just another cold. But in our post-pandemic world, ...