What is a cold?

Why do we catch a cold?

Symptoms

How to avoid a cold

Treatments

Differences and coincidences between colds and flu

Advice

Anecdotes

You may never have counted how many times in your life you've caught a cold but you'll be glad to know that the common cold is one of the commonest ailments in the world. Actually, one could almost go so far as to say that there is no-one who has never caught a cold at some time or other in their life.

Below we explain the whys and wherefores of colds.