the common cold, which consists of at least 2 symptoms among the 10 following: sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, headache, muscle pain, discomfort in the throat, sore throat, dysphonia, cough, fever, the latter being of moderate to severe intensity through a symptom severity scale of 4 points (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe).