Home > Infectious Disease > Tips For Dealing With a Cold Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Feb 17, 2010 by JNJhealth, Views: 1684 Tips for dealing with a cold. The common cold causes symptoms of runny nose, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough and sneezing, and is caused by a virus, which does not respond to antiobiotics. There are only a few circumstances that an antibiotic should be used in patients with a cold.