common cold
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Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
A new study helps explain why you get sick from a common cold virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Growing seasonal concern about overlapping respiratory illnesses such as the common cold and influenza has increased interest in ways to support immune health.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
It could apply to a range of respiratory illnesses like influenza, RSV, covid or the common cold.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
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
