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over a year ago
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Had the normal flu doing the rounds here as I didn’t get my flu jab done like I normally do every year(I blame my wife as I’m a man) and I’ve had a dry cough for three months which at this present moment in time I class myself as lucky.
Stay frosty out there.
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough "
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??"
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ? |
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over a year ago
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"Second week of March both had common cold with small cough but no fever "
Likewise around beginning to mid March. Including sore throat and stuffed up nose. |
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over a year ago
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I developed a sore throat on Friday 20th March which soon developed into what I would call a "common cold"
It took 13 days before I was feeling better. It drained my energy. I coughed when speaking, and had a headache and blocked nose. Just treated myself at home ( in self isolation!) With paracetamol good food and rest.
I wonder if it may have been covid-19? However if it was then I got away very lightly with it. |
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By *anbrCouple
over a year ago
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Son had the full monty 3 weeks ago. 38.8C,severe aches n pains head to toe, sore throat. Moved on to severe headache - like a vice gripping his head was how he described it with a complete loss of his sense of smell and taste. All passed within 7 days. His mum has now had the aches and pains and loss of taste and smell but no temperature or headache. Again symptoms lifted after 7 days. I have had what seems to be a head cold with loss of taste and smell but no temperature, headaches or aches and pains. Left us all weak but we're all getting over it now. |
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By *xycpl699Couple
over a year ago
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"Yes I have had the cold past 3 wks but it is March in Scotland normal to have a cold. Hollie
I didn’t even realise there was a time difference in Scotland, when does it turn April there?  "
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One persons common cold is another’s asymptomatic corona virus. They reckoned about 50% of us would have little to no symptoms. At the end of the day, as much as people say (and quite rightly) it’s dangerous - it is just a flu virus. We have all probably had the flu many times and it’s either left us bed ridden, or a paracetamol and a lemsip and we are up and running. Both corona virus and flu can cause pneumonia, chest infections and other complications. The difference is that this is more contagious as we’ve never had it. This time next year it will come round again. People will die of symptoms related/caused by it, and it won’t make the news - the same way most deaths from flu don’t. Believe me I’m not belittling it. I’m a key worker so having to go into work, but then apart from the shop and exercise (walk/run) we both stay in. However the main reason it’s dangerous is lack of immunity and the fact that lack of immunity helps it spread quicker. Our awful testing system makes it seem more deadly. It’s always going to look worse if the only people being tested are those in hospital. After all, if you are in the hospital, you must be pretty unwell with it. Therefore very likely to be positive when tested and also likely to be at risk of dying because of the severity of the symptoms to need hospitalisation.
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Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
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"Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
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Just a question with that logic
Is the "common" cold not a pathegen ? |
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By *ibble74Man
over a year ago
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It's just the times we are living in at the moment! lot of paranoia about.
Cough, sneeze or even clear your throat. Which most of us normally do every day anyway. Do it now and the looks you get would turn you to stone.
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Week before the 23rd march was irritated when I breathed I could hear crackling and I had a constant feeling I wanting to cough but my cough manifested itself a deep throat clearing not constant but was there 1 to 2 times per hour, no fever did want to rest more. Have been self isolating since the first feeling. Even today I still have this crackling sound when I breath and the very odd occasional throat clearing cough. Bro got the same but his cleared up in about 10days mine seems to still be lingering. Never had this before so got me thinking but as others have said without a test etc how would we know and who would be brave enough to venture out just in case |
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"Week before the 23rd march was irritated when I breathed I could hear crackling and I had a constant feeling I wanting to cough but my cough manifested itself a deep throat clearing not constant but was there 1 to 2 times per hour, no fever did want to rest more. Have been self isolating since the first feeling. Even today I still have this crackling sound when I breath and the very odd occasional throat clearing cough. Bro got the same but his cleared up in about 10days mine seems to still be lingering. Never had this before so got me thinking but as others have said without a test etc how would we know and who would be brave enough to venture out just in case "
That does not sound like the common cold
Beyond that I would have no idea , I had something similar it was dust particles from the house cleaning any ivy removal 
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?"
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?  |
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site? "
The best statistics come from randomized selections
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?
The best statistics come from randomized selections
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You’re mixing up a “randomised selection” with “randoms on a swinger’s site”. Two entirely different things. But hey go ahead and deliver your scientifically robust findings - we’re all on tenterhooks.... |
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?
The best statistics come from randomized selections
You’re mixing up a “randomised selection” with “randoms on a swinger’s site”. Two entirely different things. But hey go ahead and deliver your scientifically robust findings - we’re all on tenterhooks...."
Other than age and men what demographic do you think is squewed on fab
I'd suggest fab for age range 30 to 55 is a fair representation of the UK men ? |
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"so the people with common colds
. did yoù self isolate ???
Why should they the symptoms are different to the government recommendations?"
You mean the totally vague symptoms of a cough and a fever?
Confirmed cases are reporting a wide array of symptoms, a lot of them contradict each other. |
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?
The best statistics come from randomized selections
You’re mixing up a “randomised selection” with “randoms on a swinger’s site”. Two entirely different things. But hey go ahead and deliver your scientifically robust findings - we’re all on tenterhooks....
Other than age and men what demographic do you think is squewed on fab
I'd suggest fab for age range 30 to 55 is a fair representation of the UK men ?"
I’d respectfully suggest you don’t really know what you’re talking about but still - I’m waiting for your conclusions based on the statistical data you have collected  |
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"so the people with common colds
. did yoù self isolate ???
Why should they the symptoms are different to the government recommendations?
You mean the totally vague symptoms of a cough and a fever?
Confirmed cases are reporting a wide array of symptoms, a lot of them contradict each other."
That would be my understanding too
But I understand the guidelines for self isolating only refer to high temp and persistent cough |
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Did I read somewhere that there were two versions? One mild and then the nasty one?
My best friend had a dry cough and felt terrible quite a few weeks ago (before the current outbreak hit) Could this have been a scout prior to the current pandemic? She suffered quite badly for a couple of weeks but is now back to hee formerly hearty self. Any sensible replies welcome? |
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?
The best statistics come from randomized selections
You’re mixing up a “randomised selection” with “randoms on a swinger’s site”. Two entirely different things. But hey go ahead and deliver your scientifically robust findings - we’re all on tenterhooks....
Other than age and men what demographic do you think is squewed on fab
I'd suggest fab for age range 30 to 55 is a fair representation of the UK men ?
I’d respectfully suggest you don’t really know what you’re talking about but still - I’m waiting for your conclusions based on the statistical data you have collected "
Thank you for your respect
Have you had a cold in the last 2 weeks ?
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"Has anyone had the common cold in the last 3 weeks
Why are you asking?
I'll tell when I have some numbers of people who have had a cold begin sometime last 2 or 3 week not hayfever or cough
Are you a specialist or a doctor or something??
Would that knowledge taint the statistical data ?
Is that the statistical data you’re gathering from asking some randoms on a swinger’s site?
The best statistics come from randomized selections
You’re mixing up a “randomised selection” with “randoms on a swinger’s site”. Two entirely different things. But hey go ahead and deliver your scientifically robust findings - we’re all on tenterhooks....
Other than age and men what demographic do you think is squewed on fab
I'd suggest fab for age range 30 to 55 is a fair representation of the UK men ?
I’d respectfully suggest you don’t really know what you’re talking about but still - I’m waiting for your conclusions based on the statistical data you have collected
Thank you for your respect
Have you had a cold in the last 2 weeks ?
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"Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
Just a question with that logic
Is the "common" cold not a pathegen ? "
A pathogen is a disease causing microbe - such as fungi, bacteria and viruses. |
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"Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
Just a question with that logic
Is the "common" cold not a pathegen ?
A pathogen is a disease causing microbe - such as fungi, bacteria and viruses. "
Sorry that made no sense in respect to my question x?
I know what a pathogen is
Hence my question
Is the common cold caused by the bodies reaction to being cold ( people went out and clapped "that causes colds")
Or is it due to a pathogen the ambient temperature not being the cause more a catalyst
My thoughts were it's a pathogen not simply a reaction to cold weather just asking the question as cold weather was held accountable above ?
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The common cold isn't just one type of virus that causes it. It's called the common cold because it's common and gives you symptoms of a runny nose, sore throat, temperature, blocked sinuses, blocked ears, headaches etc and not everyone gets the same symptoms with the same viruses and it can be different every time for the same virus.
Being cold doesn't give you a virus may make a person susceptible to one but can also induce a strengthened immune system. When someone says you'll catch your death of cold they don't mean a virus they mean hypothermia.
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"The common cold isn't just one type of virus that causes it. It's called the common cold because it's common and gives you symptoms of a runny nose, sore throat, temperature, blocked sinuses, blocked ears, headaches etc and not everyone gets the same symptoms with the same viruses and it can be different every time for the same virus.
Being cold doesn't give you a virus may make a person susceptible to one but can also induce a strengthened immune system. When someone says you'll catch your death of cold they don't mean a virus they mean hypothermia.
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"Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
Just a question with that logic
Is the "common" cold not a pathegen ?
A pathogen is a disease causing microbe - such as fungi, bacteria and viruses.
Sorry that made no sense in respect to my question x?
I know what a pathogen is
Hence my question
Is the common cold caused by the bodies reaction to being cold ( people went out and clapped "that causes colds")
Or is it due to a pathogen the ambient temperature not being the cause more a catalyst
My thoughts were it's a pathogen not simply a reaction to cold weather just asking the question as cold weather was held accountable above ?
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Definitely a pathogen: the common cold is a viral infection of the nose/throat/respiratory system. There are *lots* of viruses which cause what we call the common cold - over 200 of them belonging to several familes: rhinoviruses (in most colds), coronaviruses (in about 15% of colds), strains of flu (in about 5% of colds) and some others besides.
They are most commonly caught and spread during the winter, which led people in the past to believe that being cold caused them, hence the name. The jury is still out on whether being cold makes you more susceptible to these viruses or not, or whether they are more common during winter months because the viruses survive better on surfaces at those temperatures, or because of different behavioural patterns like staying indoors, or something else.
One side effect of all this lockdown and social distancing *should be* a reduction in transmission of the various viruses that cause the common cold too. |
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"Easter tends to bring on a cold it can still get chilly then warm then chilly again catches people out. Night times get real cold too.
Sometimes it snows in April. The wind blew down from the north a week ago and back up from Spain.
Hate to mention it but alot of people stood out in cold from nice warm living doing the clap thing might have brought on a few chills.
Just a question with that logic
Is the "common" cold not a pathegen ?
A pathogen is a disease causing microbe - such as fungi, bacteria and viruses.
Sorry that made no sense in respect to my question x?
I know what a pathogen is
Hence my question
Is the common cold caused by the bodies reaction to being cold ( people went out and clapped "that causes colds")
Or is it due to a pathogen the ambient temperature not being the cause more a catalyst
My thoughts were it's a pathogen not simply a reaction to cold weather just asking the question as cold weather was held accountable above ?
Definitely a pathogen: the common cold is a viral infection of the nose/throat/respiratory system. There are *lots* of viruses which cause what we call the common cold - over 200 of them belonging to several familes: rhinoviruses (in most colds), coronaviruses (in about 15% of colds), strains of flu (in about 5% of colds) and some others besides.
They are most commonly caught and spread during the winter, which led people in the past to believe that being cold caused them, hence the name. The jury is still out on whether being cold makes you more susceptible to these viruses or not, or whether they are more common during winter months because the viruses survive better on surfaces at those temperatures, or because of different behavioural patterns like staying indoors, or something else.
One side effect of all this lockdown and social distancing *should be* a reduction in transmission of the various viruses that cause the common cold too."
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"Shh you give the game away "
Oops - my bad, sorry. Are we playing science? And I originally managed to keep from posting too because I thought I detected it. Only now the thread's been going long enough that I forgot. |
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I read an article were they claimed having the common cold protected you against Covid has it was a stronger virus. That protection only lasted as long as you had the cold though. |
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Yes, both of us here, quite bad as well. Even took covid tests as we was getting worse by the day, both negative. Best to be safe.
Mine is slowly lifting now
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"I've not had a cold for over a year... "
I regularly get colds, but I work in a school so it's to be expected.
In theory, the measures that are in place to control Covid should also restrict the transmission of colds.
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"We have kids. Therefore constantly have a cold  "
you or the kids.
My daughter has come home with a nasty tummy bug from her dads or college. Guessing more her dads as she is so anti social at college and always wears her mask there.
I rarely get colds and haven't been poorly since I had covid in late 2019. |
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"I've not had a cold for over a year...
Same here.
Until I started reading this thread I was starting to think that maybe covid was the elusive cure for the common cold."
My colleague went to do an in-person first aid course after the best part of a year working from home. He caught a stinker of a cold or something and was quite unwell on Friday. He did a Covid test to be on the safe side (negative) so it's definitely "just" a cold. He still looked like shite this morning, poor guy. It's definitely out there but these viruses need hosts to sneeze and cough over each other, basically!
By the way, my colleague is a habitual hand sanitiser user and always wears his mask so it's not through his own negligence. |
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"I've not had a cold for over a year...
Same here.
Until I started reading this thread I was starting to think that maybe covid was the elusive cure for the common cold.
My colleague went to do an in-person first aid course after the best part of a year working from home. He caught a stinker of a cold or something and was quite unwell on Friday. He did a Covid test to be on the safe side (negative) so it's definitely "just" a cold. He still looked like shite this morning, poor guy. It's definitely out there but these viruses need hosts to sneeze and cough over each other, basically!
By the way, my colleague is a habitual hand sanitiser user and always wears his mask so it's not through his own negligence."
I picked up a cold on the first day the kids went back, combined with hayfever tissues are never far away, I am interested in the data that is coming out that rhinovirus outs sars-cov-2 though
I'm still testing negative BTW |
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