Sick With A Cold Or Flu? Here's How Long You're Contagious For.

ByStephanie Holmes, 12/01/2017

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The Common Cold

Colds are one of the most common respiratory illnesses out there. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of people are afflicted by the virus each year. Symptoms are caused not because of the virus but as a response mechanism to it. It can be spread through coughing, sneezing and physical contact with contaminated surfaces.

-Most common symptoms include: sore throat, cough, runny nose, hoarse voice, sinus and nasal congestion and sneezing