common cold
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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
Winter brings a surge of respiratory illnesses, including rhinoviruses, the most frequent cause of the common cold.
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
Television is like a strain of the common cold that can spread like lightning through a population, but only causes a few sniffles and is gone in a day.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
