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What is the difference between a cold and allergies. i have a sore throat, stuffy runny nose, a cough and i just feel cloudy.?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Cold verses allergy: Allergy is ahereditary disease where you react to something in your environment. A cold is caused by a viral disease and can cause the symptoms you describe. If it persists longer than 10 days it might be a allergy as colds last a week or two.

Dr Sparacino agreed

Answered 3/26/2013

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