"Common Cold"

Hello everyone and Compliments of the seasons
We are drawing close to the end of the year and it feels great. I hope you're all doing well. I'm here for this wonderful contest about common cold brought by @suboohi.

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What do you understand by common cold?

Common cold is an illness that happens to humans, ranging from babies to adults and it affects mostly the throat and nose. Common cold is actually harmless but it is caused by germs called viruses. Different humans often experience common cold twice or three times in a year, but young children no often have colds.

The contagious upper respiratory infection which affects trachea(windpipe), throat, sinuses and nose is common cold. Very commonly this quote birth especially in homes, work places, gatherings and classrooms.

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Write causes and symptoms of it.

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The cause of common cold is Rhinovirus; out of 200 different types of viruses is the most common cause of cold. The virus must get to the mucous membrane for one to become infected. The mucous membrane is a moist lining of the mouth, nostrils and eyes. This occurs when one breath cold virus moist in the air or touch a surface that has this cold virus on it.

Example: if a sick person in a gathering coughs or sneeze without covering the mouth or nose, there are fluid droplets that contains a cold virus that is launched into the air and on surfaces. When another person breathes in this droplets, the cold virus is taken into the root of the nose causing the person to have this cold virus.

Symptoms

One can have this go virus for 2 weeks before the symptoms begins to show. There are different stages are common cold symptoms show; there's early stage, active stage and late stage.

• Early stage is within the 1st to 3rd day when this virus is picked up. There's a tickling filling in the throat(sore throat), there can also be cough, runny nose, stuffed nose and sneezing.

• Active stage occurs within day 4 to 7, the symptoms gets worse. One will experience body aches, fever, headache and fatigue.

• Late stage occurs from day 8 to day 10, here the cold tends to wind down thereby making one feel free but some cold viruses can persistent and cause nagging cough.

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Write some natural treatment to overcome this problem.

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Here are some natural treatments to overcome common cold;

• Blow the nose often and the right way of using a handkerchief when you have cold rather than sniffling back the mucus.

• Use warm salt water to treat stuffy nose. Add salt in warm water and rinse the nose.

• Try and stay warm and rest when you're down with cold. It helps the body's energy to fight the immune battle.

• Drink lots of hot liquids to keep you from being dehydrated and the hot liquids from tea, chicken soup helps with nasal congestion.

• Take a steamy shower, the humidity and warmth will moisturise the nasal passage and sooth you.

• Use mind numbing items like menthol, camphor, to help relieve pain from a constantly rubbed nose(use this outside or under not inside the nose).

• Around a congested sinuses, apply hot or cold packs(hear a damp washcloth).

• Consume foods that fight infection and battles cold. Foods like Bell peppers, bananas, carrot, onion, etc.

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Give some home remedies to cure acne

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Some home remedies can be used to cure acne(pimples), i'll mention a few.

• Apply cider vinegar, the Citrix acid may help kill acne bacteria.

• Use Aloe Vera on the acne, it contains properties that will help reduce the appearance of acne.

• Apply original honey, it treats skin conditions.

• Drink green tea, it has high concentrations of catechins that reduces acne.

• Apply coconut oil, it helps eradicate acne.

• Stay hydrated too.

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I would like to invite @josepha, @zory23 and @marpa to join this contest, thank you.