common cold
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It uses a common cold virus that infects chimpanzees that has been genetically modified to make it safe.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
“They think, ‘I’m the only schmuck that feels this bad,’ and never get the corrective feedback that depression is like the common cold of mental illness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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
Imagine someone sneezing in a crowded elevator, releasing into the air ten variants of a rhinovirus, the kind of virus that causes the common cold.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
