Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes cold-like symptoms in most people but can cause more serious problems in some, especially babies and older adults ...

RSV symptoms in adults can appear very similar to the common cold, the flu or COVID-19. This may include coughing, sneezing, congestion, runny nose, fever, wheezing, fatigue and sore throat ...

A head cold, or common cold, is a viral infection of the nose and throat. It is usually a mild illness, and involves symptoms in the head, such as a stuffed, runny nose and watery eyes.

Symptoms in adults typically include cold-like symptoms, health officials note that if an infection leads to complications like pneumonia or bronchitis, additional symptoms can develop.

Doctors note that the best cold medicine for adults depends on your symptoms. Here, all you need to know about cold and flu medications, plus which options are the most effective.

For more detail, see Are They Flu or Cold Symptoms? Kids and Colds Children have about 5-7 colds per year. A big part of the reason: They spend time at school or in day care centers where they're ...

With these symptoms, it can be hard to know what’s making you sick, whether it’s cold, flu or COVID-19, without a test confirming the type of infection you have. Is it flu or something else?

An 8-year-old boy’s experience could be your own; he went to the doctor for head cold symptoms, but he ended up in the OR to fix a rare heart defect.