01-05-2004, 06:59 PM
Quote:Well, flu is more than a cold. It is caused by certain kinds of vira, the cold isn't (it is just a slight body defences fault caused by many things).Actually when it's just the immune system going haywire it's an alergic reaction. Yes, the symptoms of the common cold are just our bodies' defenses at work, but the common cold really is caused by viruses. Many many diferent viruses, in fact. That's why we don't develope immunity to it, because there is no one "it" to become immune to - it's a different strain or sometimes an entirely different virus each time.
I regularly get sick about twice a year, and it last 2-3 weeks each time. Probably seasonal allergies.