common cold
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I was told it had healed diabetes sores, infertility, a frozen shoulder, and the common cold.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to copy themselves.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
As we all know from experience, there are some illnesses, such as flu and the common cold, to which our resistance is only temporary; we can eventually contract the illness again.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
