INFOGRAPHICS: What is important to know about the common cold
INFOGRAPHICS: What is important to know about the common cold
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There comes a period of absence of sun, dampness and cold weather. And this means that very soon their constant companions will come - various colds. Despite the fact that all people get sick with these diseases, and some even several times a year, not everyone knows what a cold is and how it is treated.

INFOGRAPHICS: What is important to know about the common cold
INFOGRAPHICS: What is important to know about the common cold

It should be understood that in most cases, colds are caused by viruses. And this means that it is completely pointless to use antibiotics for their treatment that do not affect viral infections.

In almost all cases, viruses cause colds, and antibiotics do not work on viral infections. The unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat the common cold contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Stuart Levy President of the American Society for Microbiology

Despite this, about 60% of people with cold symptoms use some type of antibiotic in the hope of speeding up their recovery.

Learn about these and other facts about the common cold in our infographic.

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