1. By: Cuan Bailey, Caswell Wyatt, Alex Smith

2. What is the cold virus?  The cold virus is a viral infection of nose/throat  It is the most common of all diseases  You know you have it when:  Your nose and throat get inflamed  You produce a lot of mucus  Although it may feel bad it is usually harmless

3. How old is the cold virus?  The cold virus dates back about 200 years ago  The virus originated in birds  Since then it has crossed to the human species  There is over 200 different viruses that cause the cold virus  The cold virus usually lasts from 4-14 days

4. Symptoms  Burning feeling in the nose or throat  Sneezing  Runny nose  A feeling of tiredness and sickness  Coughing  Stuffy or congested nose

5. How symptoms appear  Most colds are cause by rhinoviruses  These are invisible droplets in the air we breathe or things we touch  Rhinoviruses infiltrate the protective lining of the nose/throat  This triggers an immune reaction that can cause a throat sore and headache  Makes it hard to breathe through the nose

6. How Symptoms Appear Cont.  A cold virus attaches to the lining of your nose/throat  Your immune system sends white blood cells out to attack  If you have not already encountered that exact strain of the virus:  The initial attack fails and your body sends in reinforcements

7. Is their any treatment?  Their have been studies that a mineral zinc could help  It suppress the length and the severity of the virus  There are several vaccines for the cold virus  No vaccines can treat all types of the virus

8. How it spreads  Spread by sneezing onto another person  Shaking hands with someone with a cold  Touching an object the victim has touched  Direct contact like kissing doesn’t pass the virus effectively

9. Cold virus most susceptible to  The cold virus is the most susceptible to children  Also susceptible to adults with children around them.  But all people are susceptible to the cold virus.