Common cold

It is a viral infectious disease of upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the respiratory mucosa of the nose, throat, sinuses, and larynx
Signs and symptoms may appear fewer than two days after exposure to the virus
These may include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, headache, and fever
Occasionally, those with other health problems may develop pneumonia


Causes	Related Entities / Disease
Over 200 virus strains are implicated in causing the common cold, most common viruses are RNV COV-2 ADV Enteroviruses HMPV	Pharyngitis Tonsillitis Otitis media Adenoid Conjunctivitis Influenza

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Repertory		Main Characters	Modalities Etiology
Thin/ Watery Nasal Discharge	Ars	Nose feel stuffy inspite of the discharge which causes a burning sensation Sneezing. Marked Weakness	General agg in cold air. Warm room amel
Due To Exposure To Cold Air	Acon	Scanty nasal discharge with a stuffy nose. Sneezing (Maybe) Pain at the root of the nose, Headache Fever	After sudden exposure to cold air
Starts With Sneezing	NM	Thin watery nasal discharge. Followed by stuffy nose (Maybe) Loss of smell (Maybe)	Leads to chronic state (Thick / Egg white Nasal / Posterior nasal Discharges) (Maybe)
Stuffy Nose	Hep	Stuffy/ Blocked nose, esp from exposure to cold air which causes sneezing. Inhaled air feels cold (Very particular)
Sore Throat + Nasal Symptom	Bell	Watery discharge from nostrils esp one-sided + Sneezing + Ticking in nose. Painful swallowing + Marked redness /Swelling in throat Bouts of cough + Headache
Thick Yellow Green Nasal Discharge	Puls	Nasal discharge starts to change color to yellow-green and consistency from thin to thick. Nasal blockage + Loss of smell.	Arthritis due to common cold (Guaj, Led, Sec)



Ant-t	Chest -weakness which stars rapidly
Bry	Summer common cold due to cold wind or uncovering Sever Congestive Headache + Constipation Painful Coughs that stop him from breathing Extreme dryness + Thirst for large quantities of water
Dros	Common cold Coughs
Dulc	Asthma attacks following common cold
Kali-bi	Headache due to common cold
Hydr	Post-common cold sinusitis + PND
Ruta	Eye involvement/ Redness, Vomiting caused by a common cold