common cold

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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

“Inhaling pollution or cigarette smoke really changes the immune response to the next thing you’re exposed to, like a common cold virus, and that usually means a more detrimental inflammatory response,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

During the appointment, he told her that just getting a common cold could kill her, she said.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

IT WAS IN late November that year that a common cold made a big difference.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom