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Common cold

How common are colds?

A cold is known as the common cold for good reason.

You'll probably have more colds than any other kind of illness. Each year, most children have at least five colds, and adults may have two or three.

Source:
Fry J, Sandler G.
Common diseases: their nature prevalence and care.
Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, Netherlands; 1993.

Sources for the information on this page:

Fry J, Sandler G.Common diseases: their nature prevalence and care.Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, Netherlands; 1993.

This information was last updated on Apr 09, 2009

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