common cold
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It uses a common cold virus that normally infects chimpanzees but has been genetically engineered to make it safe for people.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
When rhinovirus, the most common cause of the common cold, enters the nasal passages, the cells lining the nose immediately begin working together to fight the infection.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
A new study helps explain why you get sick from a common cold virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
This is not something like the common cold.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
