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Health Wise: March 2010
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Streker, Meg – Science Teacher, 2010
In this article, the author discusses how to tell the difference between a cold and airborne allergy symptoms. A cold is caused by a viral infection. Viruses spread through an infected person's cough, sneeze, handshake, or contact with a contaminated surface. When a virus enters one's body, his/her immune system reacts. This produces the symptoms…
Descriptors: Allergy, Biological Sciences, Human Body, Communicable Diseases