What causes Common cold?
Symptoms of Common cold: see symptoms of Common cold Complications of Common cold: see complications of Common cold Incubation period for Common cold: 2-3 days Incubation period for Common cold: Symptoms of the common cold usually begin two to three days after infection (Source: excerpt from The Common Cold, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) Duration of Common cold: 2-14 days, typically 7 days Duration of Common cold: Cold symptoms can last from two to 14 days, but two-thirds of people recover in a week. (Source: excerpt from The Common Cold, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) Seasonality of Common cold: In the United States, most colds occur during the fall and winter. Beginning in late August or early September, the incidence of colds increases slowly for a few weeks and remains high until March or April, when it declines. The seasonal variation may relate to the opening of schools and to cold weather, which prompt people to spend more time indoors and increase the chances that viruses will spread from
