Symptoms of a common cold usually appear one to three days after exposure to a cold-causing virus. Signs and symptoms, which can vary from person to person, might include:  Runny or stuffy nose Sore throat Cough Congestion Slight body aches or a mild headache Sneezing Low-grade fever Generally feeling unwell  The discharge from your nose may start out clear and become thicker and yellow or green as a common cold runs its course. This doesn't usually mean you have a bacterial infection.
symptoms common cold days exposure cold-causing virus  signs symptoms  can vary person person  include:  runny stuffy nose sore throat cough congestion slight body aches mild headache sneezing low-grade fever generally feeling unwell  discharge nose may start clear thicker yellow green common cold runs course  doesn't mean bacterial infection
common cold