Cough, runny nose, headache, fever, generalized muscle aches, sore throat – these are the most common symptoms doctors encounter, often caused by colds. A person can go through life without high blood pressure or diabetes, but it is impossible not to have a cold. Are we dealing with the common cold correctly? The cold virus is always present on the mucous membrane of our nasal cavity and in the throat, and when there is an opportunity, it will take advantage of the situation. Since the virus changes from time to time, it is difficult for the human body to prepare in advance a resistance force – specific viral antibodies – and at the beginning, it can only passively defend itself. This is when you feel a dry throat, sneezing and a clear, runny nose. The virus is smart, it will stimulate the nasal mucosa to itch, so the person will sneeze, which naturally reduces the amount of nasal virus, but invariably facilitates the spread of the virus itself, which is the result of virus evolution; the runny nose is an effective way for the body to reduce the amount of virus. This period usually lasts for 2-3 days. The good thing is that the body will start the “pre-program” immediately after the detection of virus invasion, and “order” the appropriate antibodies for the type of virus, which is done by the lymphocytes. This is done by lymphocytes. When a large number of antibodies to the virus start to be mass-produced, the “strategic counter-attack” stage is entered. The symptoms are thickened nasal discharge, loss of taste, nasal congestion, hoarseness, mild cough, usually without fever, and without complications, usually healing in 5-7 days. And the antibodies will continue in the body for about another month or so, during which time it is not easy to get a cold again. The current so-called medicines for colds are actually focused on controlling symptoms, such as reducing fever, stopping headache, relieving cough and reducing runny nose. When these cold symptoms become unnoticeable, you are actually ignoring the warning that the cold is giving to your body. It is really the next best thing. Even antiviral drugs, in the face of constantly mutating viruses, often quickly become resistant to drugs, so the WHO warns against the use of Tamiflu, which may only be somewhat meaningful in the early stages of the disease, when the body antibodies, then use antiviral drugs, it will only add to the chaos. Therefore, the cold is a self-limiting disease. However, in fact, many people do not “recover as expected” from the cold, but “create a new branch”, such as combined with lung infection, otitis media, myocarditis, or delayed recovery, evolving into a chronic cough. To avoid these “extraneous”, should do the following: 1, early treatment is the most critical. If you find yourself with signs of a cold, rest immediately. Since the virus is afraid of heat, we can inhale the steam of hot water through the nostrils, or gargle with salt water, or evaporate vinegar in the room to kill the virus in the nasal cavity and throat. This stage is also the best time to apply antiviral drugs, when antibodies are produced in large quantities, then antiviral treatment is meaningless. 2, fever do not rush to reduce fever: generally for fever below 40 degrees, there is no rush to relieve fever. However, it should be supplemented with sufficient water, nutrition and vitamins, and never with iron. Each cold and fever is a strengthening exercise for the child’s body resistance, especially children before the age of five, it is the immune system to be perfected stage. 3, infusion can play a comforting role. A simple cold does not require infusion. But some people will feel much better after infusion, which should be a psychological effect, or during the infusion period, reduce the activity, inadvertently get a rest, or only play a small amount of hydration. Because the input of drugs may be varied, the same only the liquid used. 4, Chinese medicine treatment has been elaborate. Depending on the season of onset or symptoms, TCM is usually divided into two main types: wind-cold and wind-heat colds. No matter which one, avoid eating all tonic, greasy, sour and astringent food, wind-cold cold is appropriate to eat with pungent warm sweat dispersing cold products, you can drink ginger soup, take a hot bath, let the sweat out is much more comfortable; wind-heat cold is appropriate to eat pungent cool, dredge the wind, clear the heat, the throat food, to achieve the function of clearing heat, cool blood, dispel the heat, reduce the fire. In short, when not sweating, to let sweat out; and sweating a lot of people, to internal control. 5, prevention-oriented: regular life and living, avoid overwork, is the best means to prevent colds, and do not leave a break for the invasion of the virus. There is a small child, every time he cries, shouts, or even sings, he gets feverish, which is the weak link of the virus invasion formed by the edema of the vocal cords. In winter, people like to take hot baths and saunas, in fact, the human organism should follow the seasonal changes, winter should be astringent, closed gas, diarrhea, to minimize metabolism, and sauna, and eating hot pot, is contrary to this natural law, will let the closed sweat pores open, easy to catch a cold. People who insist on taking cold showers rarely catch colds. Insisting on washing your face with cold water can also be a good way to prevent colds. In fact, a cold is also a warm reminder from God: “Don’t be too tired, rest for a while!”