Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days.

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...

THE EARLY STAGES of measles can resemble a cold or flu. Seven to 14 days after exposure, people may have a high fever (over ...

Public health officials are urging anyone who may have been exposed to watch for symptoms — which mimic cold symptoms, plus a high fever and rash that starts as flat, red spots — until March ...

Cases of measles are on the rise in the UK. In 2024, there were 2,911 confirmed cases in England, the highest recorded ...

North Carolina health officials say they’re seeing another uptick in whooping cough cases. The state reports four times more ...

A measles outbreak in West Texas and a neighboring county in New Mexico has led to 222 cases and two deaths, mainly affecting ...

UMATILLA COUNTY — In the past 20 days, eight people in the area have tested positive for pertussis, prompting the Umatilla ...

A 2023 review of ten published studies reported that vitamin C had “a significant benefit on the duration of severe [cold] ...

In 2024 a review of NHS data by the PA Media news agency reported that the number of people in England admitted to hospital ...

Dec. 23, 2024 — A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being ... trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these ...