Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1  describe what critical thinking is, and explain why it is valuable; 2  assess the credibility and reliability of sources;
A child with a cold may have a runny nose with mucus that starts out clear but can turn thick and gray, yellow, or green over seven to 10 days. He may also have a headache, sore throat, or cough or run a low-grade fever. Here are three signs that your child has something more serious and needs to be seen by a doctor.e may also have a headache, sore throat, or cough or run a low-grade fever. Here are three signs that your child has something more serious and needs to be seen by a doctor.
These symptoms can also be caused by a cold virus other than a rhinovirus. Usually there is no fever; in fact, fever and more severe symptoms may indicate that you have the flu rather than a cold. Cold symptoms typically last for about 3 days. At that point the worst is over, but you may feel congested for a week or more. Except in newborns, colds themselves are not dangerous. They usually go away in 4 to 10 days without any special medicine.