What is common cold?
attack your body, primarily your nose and your throat causing your
nose to run, your throat to feel sore and in general body ache and
weakness. These germs are of so many types that even if your body
fights one type of germ, the other germs are just ready to attack
you, whenever they get a chance. In fact, there are more than 80
types of viruses (pronounced as why-rus-is) that cause cold.
These germs usually are mild and the body fsights them off within
a week. But till then you may feel tired, your nose may run like
a tap and your nose will be all red like a red nosed reindeer.
Your doctor will usually prescribe some syrups
and medicine to make you feel comfortable. These medicines will
make the congestion less and your nose less runny.
Sometimes if your cold is severe, your watery fluid from the nose
becomes yellow or you get a severe earache, then your doctor may
also give you antibiotics (pronounced as NT-bye-o-tics). These are
drugs that kill the bacteria (pronounced as back-tea-ri-ah) germs.
You should take adequate rest when you have the cold. Drinking hot
liquids, soups help you feel better. Sometimes you mom may make
you inhale steam (shell make you breathe the vapor from a
pot containing boiling water).
present, there are no shots available to prevent common cold. So,
the only way to take care of it is when you get it, take care!