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    1) Acute viral rhinitis (the common cold) causes symptoms like cough, sore throat, sneezing, stuffy nose and runny nose. Rhinoviruses are responsible for most colds. 2) Rhinoviruses spread through direct contact or surfaces. Symptoms usually appear 2 days after infection. Colds are highly contagious, especially in communities like schools. 3) There is no cure for the common cold. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms through rest, fluids, salt water gargles, steam inhalation, decongestants, and antihistamines. Antibiotics are not effective as colds are viral.

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    1) Acute viral rhinitis (the common cold) causes symptoms like cough, sore throat, sneezing, stuffy nose and runny nose. Rhinoviruses are responsible for most colds. 2) Rhinoviruses spread through direct contact or surfaces. Symptoms usually appear 2 days after infection. Colds are highly contagious, especially in communities like schools. 3) There is no cure for the common cold. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms through rest, fluids, salt water gargles, steam inhalation, decongestants, and antihistamines. Antibiotics are not effective as colds are viral.

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    1) Acute viral rhinitis (the common cold) causes symptoms like cough, sore throat, sneezing, stuffy nose and runny nose. Rhinoviruses are responsible for most colds. 2) Rhinoviruses spread through direct contact or surfaces. Symptoms usually appear 2 days after infection. Colds are highly contagious, especially in communities like schools. 3) There is no cure for the common cold. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms through rest, fluids, salt water gargles, steam inhalation, decongestants, and antihistamines. Antibiotics are not effective as colds are viral.

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    ACUTE VIRAL RHINITIS

    I. Sign and Symptoms

    The most common symptoms of a cold are:

     dry throat
     sore throat
     cough
     mild fever
     sneezing
     hoarse voice
     blocked nose
     mild headache

    Rhinitis symptoms include:

    Itching in the nose and eyes

    Sneezing

    Stuffy nose (congestion)

    Runny nose

    Mucus (phlegm) in the throat (postnasal drip)

    II.Causative Agent Profile

    1. RHINOVIRUS

    2. Rhinoviruses, single-stranded RNA viruses from the Picornaviridae family, are responsible for the
    majority of common colds.

    3.Virulence Factors

    III. link I and II


    IV.

    Mode of transmission:

    Rhinovirus infections are most common during fall and spring and are less common during winter.

    Rhinoviruses are most efficiently spread by direct person-to-person contact, although spread may also
    occur via large-particle aerosols.

    There are two modes of transmission: via aerosols of respiratory droplets and from fomites
    (contaminated surfaces), including direct person-to-person contact.

    Incubation Period:

    Infection occurs rapidly, with the virus adhering to surface receptors within 15 minutes of entering the
    respiratory tract. High-risk individuals include children and the elderly. Just over 50% of individuals will
    experience symptoms within 2 days of infection. Only about 5% of cases will have an incubation period
    of less than 20 hours, and, at the other extreme, it is expected that 5% of cases would have an
    incubation period of greater than four and a half days.2-5 days.

    Communicability:

    remarkable in closed and semi-closed

    communities, such as household, day care centers

    (important to infant morbidity), schools, among others.

    Period of communicability:

    from a few hours before to some days after the onset of symptoms.

    V. Management (Treatments)

    Although medical therapies can improve the symptoms of the common cold, they do not prevent, cure
    or shorten the illness. Drink enough fluids, get plenty of rest and treat your symptoms to keep yourself
    as comfortable as possible.
    Gargling warm salt water can soothe a sore throat. Inhaling steam may improve nasal congestion
    temporarily. Over-the-counter cold remedies that contain a decongestant will help to dry secretions and
    relieve congestion. These remedies may also relieve cough, if the cough is triggered by mucus in the
    throat.

    Antihistamines may improve the symptoms of runny nose and watery eyes, but they should be used with
    care because they can cause sedation. Over-the-counter cough suppressants do not have a proven
    benefit, but some people feel that they are helpful.

    It is important to keep in mind that antibiotics do not cure the common cold or shorten the length of
    time that symptoms last.

    Vitamin C and echinacea (a frequently used herbal therapy) have been widely rumored to decrease the
    likelihood of developing the common cold and to shorten symptoms, but no conclusive research has
    shown that this is true. Zinc-containing products advertised to treat the common cold remain popular.
    Some studies suggest that zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of symptoms, but questions remain
    regarding the best and safest dose.

    Medical Management:

    Surgical Management:

    VI. Nursing Implications/ management

     What must you, the nurse, direct your attention to for helping a patient with acute viral rhinitis?
    In helping the patient get relief.

     How can you support the patient's getting relief from acute viral rhinitis?

    Teach the patient that drinking lots of fluids helps liquefy the secretions to that it drains, and blockage is
    minimized.

    Taking antihistamines or decongestants can reduce the postnasal drip, which will decrease the intensity
    of the coughing, the obstruction of the nose, and the discharge from the nose.

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