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Common Cold
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Common Cold

Transmission

You can get infected by cold viruses by either of these methods.

  • Touching your skin or environmental surfaces, such as telephones and stair rails, that have cold germs on them and then touching your eyes or nose
  • Inhaling drops of mucus full of cold germs from the air

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Related Publications

  • Is It a Cold or an Allergy? (PDF)
  • ¿Será un resfrío o serán alergias? (PDF) [en español]
  • Is it a Cold or the Flu? (PDF)
  • ¿Es un Resfrío o la Influenza? (PDF) [en español]
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    Volunteer for Clinical Studies
    Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related to common cold on ClinicalTrials.gov.

    Related Publications

  • Is It a Cold or an Allergy? (PDF)
  • ¿Será un resfrío o serán alergias? (PDF) [en español]
  • Is it a Cold or the Flu? (PDF)
  • ¿Es un Resfrío o la Influenza? (PDF) [en español]
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about the common cold.