General Considerations

Colds are a scourge. They cause true pain and discomfort.

Colds are common. Everyone gets them.

Colds are ever-present. We are a long way off from the day of their elimination.

If you want to know about colds, you have to know about viruses.

If you want to know how to respond to your child's colds, you have to know about fever, coughs, sore throats.

How does being a twin impact your experience of viral infections like colds?

This article reviews:

• The cause of colds
• How they spread
• The symptoms of colds
• What works and does not work for colds
• The implications of all the above
• The special impact of being a twin on all of the above