Cold can have serious health consequences

Colds are often considered frivolous, it has received little attention and are often transferred to the legs. But the cold is not so harmless. When it often develop complications, the consequences of which may remain for a lifetime.

Development of a cold, or acute respiratory disease caused by viruses. Usually the disease is mild and for its treatment 2-3 days enough to lie down in bed, allowing the body to overcome the infection themselves and recover. If the health condition is not improving, more than three days of fever persists and join new symptoms should consult a doctor.

Risk of complications
Colds can cause bacterial infection accession and acute inflammation of the sinuses, middle ear, nose and throat with the development of angina. In these diseases, there is a feeling of pressure in the forehead or at the base of the nose, dull headache, sore throat when swallowing. complication of colds often becomes acute bronchitis. Acute bronchitis persists for a long time resistant dry cough, low-grade fever, shortness of breath possible. All of these diseases in the absence of treatment or lack of its effectiveness become chronic and acute in the future even with a slight supercooling. For colds often occurs exacerbation of existing chronic diseases, such as pyelonephritis and other diseases of the urinary system. The consequences of the common cold include lymphadenitis, prolonged asymptomatic low-grade fever.

Heart at risk
After a cold, flu or sore throat , especially in the absence of adequate treatment, complications can touch even the cardiovascular system, causing diseases such as myocarditis, pericarditis, exacerbation of hypertension and angina . So if you have marked at least one of the symptoms such as pain in the heart, arrhythmia or irregular heart rate or shortness of breath that occurred some time after the cold, do not delay a visit to the cardiologist.