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Have a cold?

 

A cold
is a viral infection of your nose, sinuses and throat.

Now, how do you know you have a cold and not something like allergy, flu, sinusitis and so on?

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A viral infection of you nose, sinuses and throat can lead to upper respiratory symptoms, such as runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, cough, and sore throat.

Cold symptoms usually start about 24 to 72 hours after you come in contact with the virus.

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do you have any fever?

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You Have Fever

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Temperature is low

Are you sure you have a fever? If not, then let's continue.

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Temperature is within normal range.

We don't think you have fever.

Let's continue with cold if the temperature you entered is correct.

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Temperature is getting high.

Hope you are not looking at a flu illness. If you have severe body aches, we might start suspecting the flu.

Would you like to see what a pharmacist recommend for flu symptoms or continue with cold for now?

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Temperature is very high!

You may want to go to an urgent care clinic right away. Do you want to continue with cold for now or go to the nearest urgent care clinic?

Do you want to continue with cold for now or go to the nearest urgent care clinic?

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Which of the symptoms below apply to you right now?


Sorry about that.
Let's continue and see what a pharmacist recommend for this cold.

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No runny nose?
We see you don't have a runny nose. At least not yet.

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All of the above?
You must have the cold real bad. we think you should seek urgent care.

Well, let's Continue.

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Hmmm.
Did you also say pain around the eyes and cheeks?

You may be looking at a sinus inflammation or infection here.

Would you like to see what we have for sinuses or continue with cold for now?

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None of these?
Then you may not have a cold.

Do you want to continue with cold or check out something else?

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How did it start?

 

Did your symptoms develop gradually or quickly?

Gradually would mean starting with a scratchy or sore throat and gradually progressing to runny or stufy nose.

Quickly would mean the symptoms happened all at once.

 

Quickly?
Probably looking at an allergy situation if it started quickly.

If you have sneezing or a runny nose and it started all of a sudden, then you may be looking at allergy rather than a cold. If it started gradually, then we may suspect a cold.

Would you like to see the allergy section or continue with cold?
Continuing with cold will assume it started gradually.

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Alright
suspect a cold if the symptoms started slowly. If quickly, suspect allergies.

Let's continue and answer a few more questions

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When did it start?

 

On what day are your symptoms now?

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Just starting ugh?

Symptoms usually start about 2 or 3 days after you come in contact with the virus (It may take up to a week).

Let's continue and see what the pharmacist can recommend you take for this cold.

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When the cold virus first enter your nose and sinuses, they respond by making a clear mucus to help wash the virus from these areas.
Your symptoms will depend on the type of cold virus that is attacking. After 2 or 3 days, the body fights back. This change the mucus color to white or yellow.

Most symptoms due to colds that is not complicated usually takes care of itself within 10 days.

Your goal would be to shorten the duration of the cold and reduce any complications.

 

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Less than a week.

You will need to manage the symptoms and make life more comfortable.

Let's continue and see what the pharmacist can recommend you take for this cold.

 

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More than a week?

This is taking too long. you may be looking at a sinus infection by now or getting close to having one.

Let's continue and see what the pharmacist can recommend you take for this cold.

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A cold can also lead to:

  • Ear infection
  • Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Inflammation of the sinuses.

Symptoms of a sinus infection include:

  • List Sinus infection symptoms

 

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Tried Something?

 

Have you tried something yet?

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Alright
Tell us what you've taken so far.

Here is a brief list to remind you of what you may have tried.



Great
Time to get a pharmacist's recommendation for this cold.

Would you like to see what a pharmacist recommend you take for the cold or do you think you should see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

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In the pharmacist's recommendation, remember to read the reasons for the recommendation he or she made, what to look out for, what to avoid regarding the medication he or she recommended.

Please rate the recommendation (Pharmacist's articles are published based on user ratings) and if it worked for you come back and leave a comment.
You can always contact the pharmacist for clarification on anything he or she recommended via email.

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None of these?
Oops! We must have left something out.

Anyway, would you like to see what a pharmacist recommend you take for the cold that is available over-the-counter or want to see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

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In the pharmacist's recommendation, remember to read the reasons for the recommendation he or she made, what to look out for, what to avoid regarding the medication he or she recommended.

Please rate the recommendation (Pharmacist's articles are published based on user ratings) and if it worked for you come back and leave a comment.
You can always contact the pharmacist for clarification on anything he or she recommended via email.

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Let's get a pharmacist's recommended over the counter medication to help with this cold.
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In the pharmacist's recommendation, remember to read the reasons for the recommendation he or she made, what to look out for, what to avoid regarding the medication he or she recommended.

Please rate the recommendation (Pharmacist's articles are published based on user ratings) and if it worked for you come back and leave a comment.
You can always contact the pharmacist for clarification on anything he or she recommended via email.

Or would you like to see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

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