Common Cold: Signs, Causes and When to See Doctor

🔍 Quick Breakdown

Common cold na very common infection wey dey affect d nose and throat.
E no serious most times, and e go clear within few days.

👉🏽 No be every sickness need strong medicine.

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🟧 Wetin dey happen?

Virus enter your body through nose or mouth.

• from person wey cough or sneeze
• from touching infected surface

👉🏽 Once d virus enter, e go irritate your nose and throat.

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🟧 Wetin dey cause am?

• virus (especially dat rhinovirus)
→ main cause

• close contact
→ e dey spread easily

👉🏽 Common cold fit happen anytime — even when d weather no too cold.

Why?

• Because no be d weather dey cause am — na d virus dey cause am
• D virus fit spread anytime people dey close together
• and for cold weather, people dey stay indoor more and dis go make d virus spread easier

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👉🏽 So no be cold weather dey cause cold — na virus, d weather just make am spread easier ✔️

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🟧 How you go know say na common cold?

You go get dis symptoms:

• runny or blocked nose
• you go dey sneeze
• sore throat
• cough

👉🏽 D symptoms dey start gradually.

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🟧 Other things/signs wey fit follow

• fever (many times no too high)
• headache
• body weakness
• tiredness

👉🏽 all dis na sign say d body dey fight infection.

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🟧 Wetin you fit do by yourself or for house

• rest well
→ e go help d body recover

• drink water and warm tea
→to keep body hydrated

• use medicine for symptoms
→ to relieve discomfort

👉🏽 No need for antibiotics o! e dey resolve  efter somedays..

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🟧 Real life example

Person wake up with sore throat…

After 1–2 days:
• sneezing start
• nose begin run

👉🏽 Na typical common cold pattern.

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🟧🩺When you gats go hospital 🚨

• symptoms pass 10 days or constant fever pass 5 days
• high fever (d body temperature reach or pass 40 °C)
• breathing don dey hard
• severe headache 

👉🏽 E fit be another infection.

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🟢 Final reassurance

Common cold no serious most times.

👉🏽 With rest and care, body go recover naturally efter some days.

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📚 Reference

For full medical references, see English version of this article.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This article na for education only.
E no replace doctor advice.
If symptoms worsen or no improve, abeg see healthcare professional.

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🔗Related Health Topics

• Flu
• Pneumonia
• Fever 
• Fever (Pikin)
• Ear infection 
• Ear infection (Pikin)
• Sore throat

👉🏽 If you still get questions or prefer full medical detail? Read English version