Do you have a common cold or do you have the flu, that dreaded illness that's been running rampant through the state of Texas? It's easy for some of us to use the two terms interchangeably but ...

Busting myths you may have heard about the flu and cold 02:14. NORTH TEXAS — Flu cases are increasing across the metroplex right now for both adults and kids, according to the Dallas-Fort Worth ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Coughing, sniffles, headaches and congestion are all pains this time of year. A few weeks ago, an FDA advisory panel found a common decongestant in a lot of over ...

Flu, COVID-19 or common cold? The holiday season may be on its way out, but the flu season is here to stay. Of the 12,399 people tested by Texas hospitals this week, about 25% were positive for ...

In addition to the flu, several other viruses and illnesses are circulating in Texas – including the common cold, RSV, strep throat, and COVID-19 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As we head into the summer months, you may find yourself sniffling and sneezing, but no, it's not because of COVID-19. Doctors in the Houston area noticed a big decline in ...

Wrong. "There are over 200 types of viruses," said Dr. Tim Hendrix, medical director with AdventHealth Centra Care Urgent Care. Dr. Hendrix has been seeing patients with cold symptoms for 30 years ...

These and more than 200 other viruses spread through saliva or mucus particles expelled from a sick person. “To catch a cold, you must introduce a cold virus from someone else into your airway ...

By 1925, when Popular Science reported the findings of the US Public Health Service’s first-ever survey on the common cold, many still clung to outdated beliefs despite four decades of germ science.