common cold

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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

“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

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

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom