Common Cold – Viral infection of the nose and throat and cause, treatment and cure - 1

There are more than 200 cold viruses, and the most common of which are Rhinoviruses.  More than 110 distinct rhinovirus types have been identified.  Coronaviruses are believed to cause a large percentage of all adult colds and normally induce colds primarily in the winter and early spring.  Though there are more than 30 isolated strains, three or five infect humans.

Many people are nowadays convinced that a cold results from their exposure to cold weather, or from getting chilled soft drinks, but the fact is that these conditions have little or no effect on the development or severity of the cold.  Cold viruses cause infection by overcoming the body’s defense system.

The body’s first line of defense against viruses that come through nose or mouth is mucous, the mucous is produced by the membranes in the nose and throat.  Mucous job is to trap the material that we inhale, pollen, dust, bacteria and viruses.  When a virus penetrates the mucous like in the case of cold virus and enters a cell, it commandeers the protein making machinery to manufacture new viruses.

The cold symptoms of runny nose and sneezing nothing but the immune system way of attacking the cold virus.  The cold virus infected cells in the nose sends out signals that recruits specialized white blood cells which release chemicals.  These chemicals are the causative factor for symptoms of the common cold by causing swelling and inflammation of the nasal membranes, leakage of proteins and fluids from capillaries and lymph vessels and the increased production of mucous to get rid of the cold virus.

For common colds, the above symptoms like runny nose, are indication that the body is taking care to get rid of the invaders.   After this, only symptomatic treatment is required in uncomplicated cases of the common cold like take bed rest, plenty of fluids, gargling with warm water, no need of even medicine.  The above symptomatic treatment should take care to relieve your cold symptoms and even shorten the duration of illness without the over the counter medicines.

Common Cold – Viral infection of the nose and throat and cause, treatment and cure

A cold is also called infectious rhinitis, a viral infection of the nose through to the throat.  A cold is normally a self-limiting conditions, and that means that it only last so long and goes away on its own and it should, the main reason being that the body’s immune system takes care of the virus, but before going away the cold viruses may wing their way to your family members or friends, or relatives with whom you may have come in contact with during the time of your cold. 

For most of us, coming down with flu at least a couple of times during the year is considered normal, but remember that cold that you get should go away on its own.  If it goes away on its own then one can say that your immune system has fought the viruses and destroyed which is a very good sign but at the same time, coming down with flu for a couple of times in a year is also cause for worry since it generally means that your immune system is turning weak, your immune system should have neutralized the cold virus even without your knowledge that you were attacked by a cold virus.  The only worrying matter is that this might be a start stage for a severe illness or disease that are likely to be more severe than the common cold with its runny nose, sore throat, and sneezing, shows that the immune system is breaking down at a slow pace but then picking up and finishing off the invaders under any circumstances, giving you relief but then again it attacks after some period of time, which means that the immune system though managed to get rid of the cold, still it is being overwhelmed by the repeat bouts of cold virus all the year around and this should raise your danger signal and make you ask questions as to why I am targeted with cold virus a number of times during the year and off course make you run to the doctor, not for the same of taking medicine to subdue it, but to find cause of repeated bout of cold which is what is lacking in current medical scenario.

If you have observed there are some people who have extraordinary robust immune systems, that is without taking any nutritional supplements regularly to boost the immune system and that is a very good sign and they always should endeavor to maintain it, and for that one needs to main proper diet, exercise, proper channeling of emotions.