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Host: What is the difference between child colds and adult colds?

Ronald Turner: There is not really too much difference between colds in children and colds in adults. Children may have a little bit of fever occasionally associated with common cold symptoms. In adults, we generally recognize no fever as part of the usual common cold syndrome. So, that is may be a minor difference but in general they are the same.

Expert: Dr. Ronald Turner

Professor of Pediatrics, UVA

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 More »

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In this video Ronald Turner, MD of the University of Virginia explains all of the various issues surrounding the common cold virus. He discusses everything from prevention to treatment to how to treat colds in More »

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