SOME PROBLEMS OF THE COMMON COLD

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In a recent discussion by experts it was pointed out that the common cold practically heads the list of unsolved problems in respiratory infection.1This, with the recent vogue for antihistaminics and antibiotics in the treatment of colds, seems an adequate excuse for a critical evaluation of some current problems in this domain. CLINICAL FEATURES There has always been much confusion as to just what a cold really is; it seems important, therefore, to clearly state the criteria: (1) The subject must be perfectly well before the onset of the "cold," and (2) he must have no chronic nasal disorder to confuse the picture. When these criteria are observed the common cold emerges as a disease with definite characteristics: 1. Onset with a constitutional reaction —malaise, chilliness, dulness, aching—which often precedes local symptoms by several hours. 2. In some cases, slight fever. 3. Local burning, discomfort or dryness of

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