My husband and I just returned from France and have contracted a cold virus - runny nose, congestion, cough, headache, ear ache, and frequent urination, sometimes uncontrolled - for both of us. Could a virus give us these symptoms? We were not on a farm but in the city in France.
Hi, thanks for using Chat Doctor The common cold is a viral illness. It would cause the runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, headache and ear pain (though ear pain may sometimes occur with bacterial infection as well). Frequent urination can occur with urinary tract infection which is a bacterial infection that would require antibiotic therapy. A urine test at your doctor's office would determine if a urinary tract infection is present. I hope this helps