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What's the difference between having a cold and a cold virus?
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None...: The vast majority of colds, upper respiratory infections, are caused by viral infection. So, there is really no difference. The other possibility is an upper respiratory infection due to a bacterial infection. Patients are typically sicker with a bacterial infection.
Answered 9/28/2016
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