Arterial embolism. Peripheral embolism redirects here. See also Peripheral vascular disease. Arterial embolism is a sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ or body part due to an embolus adhering to the wall of an artery blocking the flow of blood, the major type of embolus being a blood clot (thromboembolism).
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: There are many types of virus that can cause a cold, so no cold is identical to another. In addition, our ability to fight a cold varies from person to person and time to time. So colds can last for anything between a couple of days to well over a week of sore throat, fever, blocked nose and other miserable symptoms. But as a rough guide, colds have usually run the worst of their course within a week, and you should certainly be well on the way to recovery by ten days.
Symptoms of a cold usually last from four to 14 days. Other conditions, including allergies and the flu, can cause symptoms similar to those of the common cold. While flu symptoms are generally more severe, it is often difficult to tell the difference between a cold and the flu.