common cold
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On Tuesday, Russian authorities said that among them they have identified two cases of Covid-19 and two of rhinovirus, an infection that leads to the common cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I was told it had healed diabetes sores, infertility, a frozen shoulder, and the common cold.
From Slate ● Sep. 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
IT WAS IN late November that year that a common cold made a big difference.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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