Cold Clinic

Many factors can increase your risk for catching a cold, including:
1. Close contact with someone who has a cold
2.Season (colds are more common during the fall and winter, but it is possible to get a cold any time of the year).
3.Age (infants and young children have more colds per year than adults)
When viruses that cause colds first infect the nose and air-filled pockets in the face (sinuses), the nose makes clear mucus. This helps wash the viruses from the nose and sinuses. After 2 or 3 days, mucus may change to a white, yellow, or green color. This is normal and does not mean you need an antibiotic. Some symptoms, particularly runny nose, stuffy nose, and cough, can last for up to 10 to 14 days, but those symptoms should be improving during that time.