Both common cold and flu are illnesses which affect the respiratory system of the human body and both have similar symptoms so it becomes difficult to distinguish between the two on the basis of symptoms. Both common cold and flu are caused by different set of viruses and require different treatment. The symptoms of flu…
Common cold is a viral infection which affects the upper respiratory system of the human body. Two known viruses which are the cause of common cold are rhino and corona viruses. The symptoms of this disease are cough, sore throat, running nose and fever. It takes 5 to 7 days for a child to be…
Flu is a common disease which affects most of the children at one point of time or the other. It is caused by viral infection. When the atmospheric temperature is mild i.e. it is not too cold or hot, different viruses grow and spread in the atmosphere. In certain regions November is the month in…
A running or stuffy nose is probably the most common symptom encountered in infants. All children, at sometime or the other, will have this problem. In a majority of cases, the cause is infant cold, a viral infection or an allergy. In between due to congestion and infection, the nose may get blocked and cause…