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Colds (cont.)

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Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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Medical Editor:
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Follow-up

  • If diagnosed with a common cold and the symptoms are improving after several days, no immediate follow-up is needed.
  • If cold symptoms are not improving after five to 10 days or are worsening, call the doctor.
  • People can exercise normally, especially if they just have a "cold" with no chest congestion and otherwise feel normal.
  • Get plenty of rest. The body's natural immune defenses can battle and defeat the common cold virus. Resting at home or in a low stress environment will help keep the immune system strong. Neither rest nor reasonable exercise will shorten the length of the cold.

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The common cold is an acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) characterized by mild coryzal symptoms, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, and sneezing.

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