common cold
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Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
“They think, ‘I’m the only schmuck that feels this bad,’ and never get the corrective feedback that depression is like the common cold of mental illness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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
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
Television is like a strain of the common cold that can spread like lightning through a population, but only causes a few sniffles and is gone in a day.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
