What is the quickest way to get rid of the common cold?
Stay away from other people if possible, you then will not get the secondary infections that make the ‘cold’ so miserable to have. At the Common Cold Research centre (now, I think closed down) volunteers that went there had to stay away from all outsiders after getting the drops with the virus in. The doctors there said a true cold lasts 24 – 48 hours, the rest is secondary infection. If you have to mix, bad luck. Lots of soothing drinks, vitamin C and a hankerchief inpregnated with Vick which helps clear the nose. Cold tablet thingies contain Vit c, paracetamol and sometimes ephedrine (a decongestant), although the latter does not suit everybody.
