The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...

Adenoviruses are a group of common respiratory viruses that can cause severe cold-like symptoms. It can cause illness in ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days. The symptoms are runny nose, dry cough, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more people are coming down with the common cold. Right now, according to the research, cases are at their ...

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of the ...

A pharmacist has explained what this virus is, what its symptoms are and the steps you can take to avoid it this winter ...

Cases of a respiratory virus that causes flu-like symptoms are surging in China, raising plenty of questions about what this could mean for the rest of the world. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been ...

Flu symptoms typically lasts at least five days and up to two weeks. Some symptoms, like a cough, may persist even longer ...

A pharmacist has shed light on the 'mystery virus' currently making its rounds across the UK. He said it has been causing ...