Some Basic Facts About Cold

Colds symptoms tend to start suddenly. Many people who have had the colds say they went from feeling fine to feeling awful within a matter of hours. And they can almost pinpoint the moment when they started to feel sick. Almost everyone who has the colds gets a fever. During a cold, your immune system sends special chemicals into your blood. These chemical signal your brain to heat up your blood to help kill the harmful cold virus.

First of five facts about colds: feeling achy is one of the first symptom of the cold. Muscle pains in your back, arms and legs- really all over your body- can make it hard for you to even get out of bed. You may also get a cough, a sore throat, and a stuffy or runny nose. Breathing problems are also typical respiratory symptoms associated with the cold.

Second of five facts about colds: Having cold drains your energy and makes you feel exhausted. Along with fatigue and a general sick feeling, people with the cold may also lose their appetites. Luckily, most people start to feel better within three to five days.

Third of five facts about cold: other stomach related problems like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can sometimes accompany the cold, but they are not very common or major complaints. Young children are more likely to have these types of symptoms than adults are.

Fourth of five facts about cold: Sometimes when someone is throwing up or feeling nauseated, that person may say he has stomach cold. But an illness of the stomach or intestines should not really be called cold. Other microorganisms, not the cold virus cause this illness.

Fifth of five facts about cold: the cold can feel much like other illness, such as the mononucleosis, and some bacterial infections.