Prognosis of Common cold

Prognosis of Common cold: Recovery from colds usually takes about a week but this can vary depending on the age and overall health of the patient. ...see also Overview of Common cold

Common cold: Duration statistics

Duration of Common cold: 2-14 days, typically 7 days ...see also Overview of Common cold

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)

Complications:

Complications of Common cold may include:

• Secondary bacterial infections
• Otitis media
• Sinus infections
• Earache
• Pneumonia
• more complications...»

Complications of Common cold from the Diseases Database include:

• Rhinorrhoea
• Tonsillitis
• Laryngitis
• Pyrexia
• Pharyngitis
• more complications...»

See also complications of Common cold.

Common cold: Research More

• Common cold: Introduction
• Symptoms: Common cold
• Complications: Common cold
• Treatments: Common cold

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Common cold usually refers to the likely outcome of Common cold. The prognosis of Common cold may include the duration of Common cold, chances of complications of Common cold, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Common cold, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Common cold. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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