Ground glass pulm CT: It is a non-specific finding which means something has replaced the air in the alveoli, pneumonia-related or a more chronic process. 60-80% have an active potentially treatable dx.
Rigor mortis, or a stiffening of the body, sets in about two to six hours after death [source: Marchant, Middleton]. While the body as a whole may be dead, little things within the body are still alive. Skin cells, for example, can be viably harvested for up to 24 hours after death [source: Mims]. But some things that are still alive lead to the putrefaction, or decomposition, of the body -- we're talking about little organisms that live in the intestines.
To answer your question, the common cold is âcontagiousâ between 24 hours before onset of symptoms until 5 days after onset. Like everything else this varies depending on the organism, but thatâs a pretty safe estimate. This period of communicability was determined by taking nasal washings of experimentally infected volunteers.