common cold
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The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to copy themselves.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Winter brings a surge of respiratory illnesses, including rhinoviruses, the most frequent cause of the common cold.
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
