Got Cold? When to Call Your Doctor.

While most colds can be effectively treated at home, you should call your doctor if:

You have a headache and stiff neck with no other cold symptoms. ( Your symptoms may indicate meningitis.)
You have a headache and sore throat with no other cold symptoms. ( It may be strep throat. )
You have cold symptoms and significant pain across your nose and face that doesn’t go away. ( You may have a sinus infection, which requires antibiotics. )
You have a fever above 101 degrees Fahrenheit ( adults), you’ve taken aspirin, and the fever isn’t going down.
Your child has a fever above 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Your cold symptoms seem to be going away, but you suddenly develop a fever. ( It may indicate pneumonia, which is more likely to set in toward the end of a cold )

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