• Question: How long would it take for a cold to take effect?

    Asked by Sandesh to Joe on 12 Nov 2016.
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      Joe Bathelt answered on 12 Nov 2016:

      Sorry for taking so long to answer your question. This is not my area and therefore, I had to do some research to find an answer. According to what I found, it usually takes between 1 and 4 days for a cold to take effect. So, that’s the time between the infection and you feeling the symptoms. You can find out more about the common cold, symptoms, and treatments on the NHS website: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cold-common/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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