Understanding the subtle distinctions can help you respond faster and keep the rest of your household healthy.

It can be tricky to determine whether your symptoms are actually the result of a common cold, bronchitis, or another type of infection. How do you know whether your cough and runny nose are signs of a ...

Catching the “common cold” means you’ve been infected with an upper respiratory virus. Unlike the name implies, the common cold can be caused by more than 200 hundred different viruses, including ...

Does vitamin C help prevent a cold? And can taking antibiotics help you get over one? Doctors address common myths. (Getty Images) Respiratory virus season is officially here in the U.S., making it a ...

Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...