1 Include colds, flu, croup, laryngitis, chest colds (bronchitis) and most sore throats. 2  Are more contagious than bacterial infections. ( 3 If more than one person in the family has the same illness, odds are it is a viral infection.).4  Can make you just as sick as bacterial infections.iral Infections. 1  Include colds, flu, croup, laryngitis, chest colds (bronchitis) and most sore throats. 2  Are more contagious than bacterial infections. 3  Can make you just as sick as bacterial infections. 4  Usually get better in 4-5 days but it might take as long as three weeks to fully recover.
(Reuters) In general terms, the human body can go two to three days without water and, it is often said in survival guides, 30 to 40 days without food of any kind. (Many of these guides also discourage people from scavenging for wild plants or shrubs because of the adverse effects these can have.)
In moderate temperatures, and with very little exercise, a person can survive an average of 3-5days without water. You can live without food for a lot longer-you begin to â¦ starve after 3 days-when your body begins to produce ketone bodies. person can survive at most for a week without water. It is possible to survive for a month or longer without food (fat people will survive longer than thin people, without f â¦ ood). 3 people found this useful.