Research Paper on:
Common Cold's Physiology and Anatomy

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physiological parameters are of the sniffing-sneezing-coughing-i-gotta-get-some-rest realities are of the "common" cold. The simple fact is that colds are far more complicated than the vast majority of people think. Bibliography  lists 10 sources. BWcmcold.rtf The Anatomy and Physiology of the Common Cold By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 VISIT  /aftersale.htm -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction With all the jokes about finding a cure for the common cold most people know very  little about the actual physiological processes that the body goes through during a cold. Virtually everybody understands that a cold causes a person to sneeze, have trouble breathing, ache, and  all the rest but this report examines why that happens, how the body reacts, and what the actual physiological parameters are of the sniffing-sneezing-coughing-i-gotta-get-some-rest realities are of the "common" cold.  The simple fact is that colds are far more complicated than the vast majority of people think. Furthermore and according to Bauman and Burns (2000), upper respiratory tract infections  (URIs) are the "most expensive and widespread malady in the United States, represent 9 percent of the practice of the average family physician or pediatrician. They are the most common  infectious conditions of children, with the average child having 5 to 8 infections per year. The associated health care costs include 23 million lost workdays and 26 million lost school  days. In the United States colds account for 21 million visits and 12 million antibiotic prescriptions annually, at an estimated cost in 1994 of $37.5 million for antibiotics alone" (pp.  596). The Dreaded Rhinovirus In general, people tend to confuse the symptoms of colds and flu. All of the various types of influenza are an infection of the nose, throat