common cold

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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

A new study helps explain why you get sick from a common cold virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

It could apply to a range of respiratory illnesses like influenza, RSV, covid or the common cold.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

This is not something like the common cold.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston