12 Signs Your Common Cold Could Be Something Way Worse

It’s not the usual symptoms

Anyone who says “it’s just a cold” is forgetting exactly how miserable the virus can be: Runny nose, sore throat, headaches, fatigue, sneezes—and those are just a few of the nasty symptoms, explains Mylynda Massart, MD, PhD, a family medicine physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Every year, one billion colds strike people in the United States—which means some of us are getting three to four a year; and some of those colds can actually be something worse. Read up on the crazy common cold symptoms you probably never knew about.

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