The phrase "a severe cold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a particularly intense or serious case of the common cold.
Example: "After spending the night in the rain, I woke up with a severe cold that left me feeling miserable."
Alternatives: "a bad cold" or "a serious cold."
I got a severe cold and then a stern lecture from my doctor.
David Duval spent the past week fighting a severe cold, but he has been fighting his putting stroke all year.
Mr. Kaiser was to sing on Saturday evening, but on Friday he reported to his doctor with a severe cold.
On his Google+ profile Page, 40, said his left vocal cord has been paralysed for 14 years, after he had suffered a severe cold.
On the night before the launch, central Florida was swept by a severe cold wave that deposited thick ice on the launch pad.
Thomas Quasthoff, the bass-baritone who was scheduled to perform as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Monday has canceled because of a severe cold.
"The gamble of getting ahead in the breeding game must be worth taking, and the risk of a severe cold-snap which could freeze the spawn worth braving," said Ms Holder.
Whereas SNP1 -(22-300) caused no apparent growth defect in the CBC2 -Y24A background, both SNP1 - 1-223) and SNP1 - 1-208) elicited a severe cold-sensitive defect in CBC2 -Y24A cells, one that recapitulates the cold-sensitive growth defect of a cbc2 ∆ null strain (Qiu et al. 2012).
Though obviously labouring under a very severe cold, which could not but affect organs of a texture so delicate as to be capable of producing such wonderful inflexions of voice, he kept the audience in a roar of laughter and applause, which was interrupted only by their anxiety to hear what would follow.
A more severe cold sensitivity, associated with more functional limitations and reduced health-related quality of life, has previously been reported in patients with upper extremity injuries [ 16].
It is best to keep your dog inside during a storm, severe cold, rain, or any other natural occurrence that you would not like to be in yourself.
