What Causes Colds and Flu?

Any one of almost 200 viruses can cause the minor illnesses that are known as the common cold. A FREE BOOKLET from the makers of ROBITUSSIN®, "Coughs, Colds and Flu - 10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask Your Doctor," explains the basics of both the common cold and the flu and provides concise, helpful answers to nine other commonly asked questions.

People can catch colds by breathing virus-containing droplets that have been sneezed or coughed into the air, or by hand-to-hand contact with a person who has been covering his mouth or nose with a hand when coughing or sneezing. Viruses also can be passed by handling objects such as playing cards, door knobs or used tissues that have been contaminated by someone with a cold.

Like the common cold, the flu is primarily spread from person to person in any enclosed space where large numbers of people gather. Flu outbreaks tend to spread particularly rapidly through schools and nursing homes.

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