Understanding the Common Cold

Understanding the Common Cold

What is the cold?

What is the cold?

What is a cold caused by?

What is a cold caused by?

How do you catch a cold?

How do you catch a cold?

How many different kinds of cold are there?

How many different kinds of cold are there?

What is the difference between child colds and adult colds?

What is the difference between child colds and adult colds?

How dangerous are colds?

How dangerous are colds?

Understanding the Common Cold

Understanding the Common Cold

What are the symptoms of a cold?

What are the symptoms of a cold?

What is the difference between a cold and the flu?

What is the difference between a cold and the flu?

What are the recent changes the FDA made for children under 6 regarding colds?

What are the recent changes the FDA made for children under 6 regarding colds?

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Diabetes Information for Older Adults

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Signs & Symptoms of Diabetes in Older Adults

Living with Diabetes as an Older Adult

Living with Diabetes as an Older Adult

Diabetes Treatment Options for Older Adults

Diabetes Treatment Options for Older Adults

Managing Diabetes Complications as an Older Adult

Managing Diabetes Complications as an Older Adult

Expectations For In-Home Care

Expectations For In-Home Care

Tips To Reduce The Risk Of Falling

Tips To Reduce The Risk Of Falling

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10 Safety Tips For Medicine Management

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How To Flush Your IV

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Handling Holiday Depression

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Managing Food Allergies In School

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Dr. Ronald Turner

Professor of Pediatrics, UVA, Virginia School of Medicine

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu  

Ronald Turner, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Turner earned his MD degree from Southern Illinois University and did his training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Columbus Children’s Hospital (Ohio State University) and the University of Virginia. He subsequently served in faculty positions at the University of Utah and the Medical University of South Carolina. In addition to his administrative role at the University of Virginia, Dr. Turner has clinical care and teaching responsibilities in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. His research interests are directed at the pathogenesis and treatment of viral respiratory infections.

How many different kinds of cold are there?

Dr. Ronald Turner talks about how many different kinds of colds there are.

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Host: How many different kinds of colds are there?

Ronald Turner: Well, there is only one kind of colds in the sense that the cold symptoms complexes essentially what we described as the symptoms that are associated with this disease. That symptom complex can be caused by a very large number of different viral pathogens. So, there are about a hundred different Rhinoviruses that are known, influenza virus of course can cause colds and it changes every year. So, there is an infinite number of different potential influenza viruses, 50 or so Adenoviruses, RSV, Parainfluenza. So, there are lot of different viruses the can cause that symptom complex.

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What are the basic recommendations to help care for a sick child at home?

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What are some ways parents can manage the rest of the family while one child is sick?

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What about being sick when you are diabetic?

What should a parent say to a health care provider when they call about a sick child?

What should a parent say to a health care provider when they call about a sick child?

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Urgent Care Situations for a Sick or Injured Child

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