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How are the common cold and allergies distinguished from each other?
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Hay fever: Hay fever does not cause body aches and overall ill feeling. A cold lasts only for 2-3 days. Hay fever lasts as long as the allergy season. Perennial allergies are all year long.
Answered 12/9/2013
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