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
University students are particularly at risk because they mix with lots of new people, and the bacteria that cause meningitis are spread in similar ways to the common cold through sneezing and coughing.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
This is not something like the common cold.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
