The common cold is usually caused by a viral infection. Lots of viruses can take hold inside your nose, mouth, throat or lungs, and cause cold symptoms. Colds usually last 3 to 7 days in adults and 10 ...

As fall deepens, common colds and the flu are ... typically in late August or early September, according to Johns Hopkins ...

H. Andrewes, of the National Institute for Medical Research, is an admirable summary of the essential features of our knowledge of that world-wide scourge, the common cold ; and nobody is better ...