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Just curious if a runny nose, sneezing, coughing is allergies or common cold. important to me had spleen removed in feb did take zrytec at 130pm today?

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Dr. Gary Steven answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

See an allergist : Allergies and viral infections can be hard to tell apart, unless there's a fever. Allergies don't cause fever. And viral infections don't last more than a week or two, so if your symptoms last longer than that, an allergist will be able to test you to find out what's going on

Answered 4/8/2015

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A member asked:

Just curious if a runny nose, sneezing, coughing is allergies or common cold. important to me had spleen removed in feb did take zrytec at 130pm today?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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