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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Do different classes of common cold virus differ in their specific type of cold?
« on: 13/10/2014 22:16:50 »
I'll use a brief description of my most recent cold as example.
I'm 30 years old, male and quite healthy, from Los Angeles.
Recently in September I was hit with a common cold that was quite severe. The classic "nasal" sore throat set in and within hours progressed to the runny nose and sneezing, then malaise, fatigue, mild fever and night sweats.
Sore throat went away by the end of day 2, runny nose turned into congestion, fever waves continued 'til day 4. Then the illness progressed to a bad productive cough for days 5-10, then to a very mild productive cough lasting through day 22.
It ignited my interest in the fact that there are several different classes of virus that cause Upper Resp Infection. Over the years, each cold I've developed has often varied slightly in characteristics. Almost all start with the painfully nasal sore throat, but I have had a few that strangely hit with no sore throat at all.
Fevers for me are rare with colds. Another variable with colds Ive had is some consist mostly of only that icky sore throat but less profound nasal dischage, then they fade without causing a cough. Other times the throat or nose symptoms will start but be barely noticeable, then a few days later those disappear and yield into a severe chest cold.
So my question is what do you guys know about which classes of virus are liable to cause what symptom emphasis in URI's? How might Para-influenza seem different in an adult than Coronavirus? Are the colds that consist mostly of only a bad sore throat and mild runny nose but never fever/chest cold likely to be rhinovirus?
Might the flu-ish cold I just had have been caused by Enterovirus D-68 considering my heavy occupational contact with college kids?
I'm 30 years old, male and quite healthy, from Los Angeles.
Recently in September I was hit with a common cold that was quite severe. The classic "nasal" sore throat set in and within hours progressed to the runny nose and sneezing, then malaise, fatigue, mild fever and night sweats.
Sore throat went away by the end of day 2, runny nose turned into congestion, fever waves continued 'til day 4. Then the illness progressed to a bad productive cough for days 5-10, then to a very mild productive cough lasting through day 22.
It ignited my interest in the fact that there are several different classes of virus that cause Upper Resp Infection. Over the years, each cold I've developed has often varied slightly in characteristics. Almost all start with the painfully nasal sore throat, but I have had a few that strangely hit with no sore throat at all.
Fevers for me are rare with colds. Another variable with colds Ive had is some consist mostly of only that icky sore throat but less profound nasal dischage, then they fade without causing a cough. Other times the throat or nose symptoms will start but be barely noticeable, then a few days later those disappear and yield into a severe chest cold.
So my question is what do you guys know about which classes of virus are liable to cause what symptom emphasis in URI's? How might Para-influenza seem different in an adult than Coronavirus? Are the colds that consist mostly of only a bad sore throat and mild runny nose but never fever/chest cold likely to be rhinovirus?
Might the flu-ish cold I just had have been caused by Enterovirus D-68 considering my heavy occupational contact with college kids?