[dmc81076]

I know this question sounds stupid but when I tell people I have a cold I always hear"It could be allergies."I know the cold is the rhinovirus and an allergy is not a virus. My question is, are there different symptoms for a cold vs. allergies? I really don't think I am allergic to anything but I am curious about how people come to that conclusion.They seem to have the same symptoms, so how do you know what it really is?

[banzai_4]

they don't have the same symptoms--runny nose and sneezing is the only thing they really have in commona'cold'is produced by a rhinovirus, a microorganismallergies are produced by a hyper-sensitive immune response of your body to an outside stimulusthere couldn't be more of a difference, you probably have environmental allergies (pollen, dust, mold, etc.)edit: umm no.... to the poster two posts down from me, a cold CANNOT be caused by allergies, I don't know wtf you dug that up from, but that just isn't true...

With allergies, you will scratch your nose and eyes and throat and ears. Everything is itchy and it lasts for several weeks.With a cold you'll just be sneezing and it should be over in a few days or a week or so.

Allergies will have more symtom than cold.Cold will just be cold, and can be caused by allergies.