Cold
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- Common Names
- Cold
- Description
- A common ailment causing chills, nasal or chest congestion, mild coughing, and general lack of energy or appetite.
Contagion
- Virulence
- Moderate
- Vector(s)
- Exposure to infected individuals or clothing.
Course
- Incubation
- 1-3 days.
- Contagious
- 1-12days from first symptoms.
- Symptoms
- Chills, nasal discharge, sneezing, mild coughing, lethargy, lack of appetite.
- Late Stage Symptoms
- Rarely terminal, except in vulnerable individuals such as the very young or elderly.
Treatment
- Cureability
- Very likely.
- General
- Fluids, rest, warmth, and time.
- Medicinal
- Some teas, spicy foods, and tonics may relieve some symptoms.
- Surgical
- Flushing of nasal passages with liquids.
- Magical
- Placing a small pebble of quartz in one's mouth for a short time.
Prevention
- Avoidance of infected and symptomatic individuals.
