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Antibiotic Use: What Everyone Should Know and Do

Learn which common illnesses are usually viral or bacterial and when antibiotics are necessary. Learn about the proper use of antibiotics.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Common Cold

General information about the common cold including symptoms, causes, transmission, prevention, treatment and diseases associated with the cold virus. Some information on research included also.... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Is It a Cold or an Allergy? - (PDF)

Also available in: Spanish 

This page provides information on complication, prevention, and treatment if a cold or allergy.... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Is It a Cold or the Flu? - (PDF)

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF) 

A checklist of symptoms designed to assist you in determining which of these health problems you may have.... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Self-Care Flow Charts: Cold and Flu  External Link

Learn how to treat the symptoms of a cold or flu and when flu- or cold-like symptoms could indicate the need to seek professional help.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  External Link

What's the Difference Between the Flu and a Cold? - (PDF)

The viruses that cause colds and the flu are spread through hand-to-hand contact and through the air in droplets from sneezes and coughs. You do not catch a cold or the flu by getting wet or chilled. ... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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