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Yes, it was actually quite common for people to die as a result of the cold during the early days of the US, before antibiotics. If left untreated, the common cold can lead to secondary infections, such as pneumonia, and which can eventually cause death. However, today secondary infections and pneumonia after the common cold is rare and when it does occur, the pneumonia can be quickly treated now with modern antibiotics. Nowadays, our immune systems are usually able to fight off a cold in a 7 to 10 days.

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