title: Common colds. Causes, potential cures, and treatment.
abstract: Colds are a common clinical condition, caused by a variety of pathogens. This article reviews the etiology of the cold, proposed cures, symptomatic relief, method of transmission, and advice for patients. Transmission through indirect contact, or self-inoculation, seems more common than was once thought. Experimental antiviral agents hold some promise; in the meantime, symptomatic relief is available.
authors.affiliation: Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Saroea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003139:Common Cold / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans