common cold
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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
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
As we all know from experience, there are some illnesses, such as flu and the common cold, to which our resistance is only temporary; we can eventually contract the illness again.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
