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What is the long-term COVID-19 outlook?
Finding a cure for the common cold has long been an unattainable holy grail of medicine.
The common cold is caused by over 200 different strains of viruses (Common cold - Wikipedia).
The viruses ...
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What is the Fatality Rate of the Common Cold? [closed]
During COVID-19, we've heard many comparisons between SARS-CoV-2 and the Flu, especially in terms of the case fatality rate (CFR). Currently, the Flu is thought to be around 0.1%, and according to the ...
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Will there ever be a universal vaccine for the common cold?
If I get infected once with the virus which causes a common cold, does that mean I will not get infected with the same strain of the virus ever in my lifetime?
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Would being infected with every kind of cold virus strain at once be a good immunization or dangerous?
I know colds come from around 200 different kinds of viruses.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold
But would it be worth the risk to be purposefully infected with every type of strain that ...
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What would happen to the body if the immune system failed to respond to a rhinovirus?
What exactly would happen to the body if the immune system did not detect or respond to a the common cold virus like Rhinovirus?
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Can common cold really be lethal?
In the news reports after the murderer of John Allen Chau on the Andaman Islands, I have several times read that common cold could kill this tribe, for example in this AFP-report:
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What is the average recovery time for cold and catarrh
I've been having cold and catarrh for the past one week. I don't want to disturb my parents about medicines, so I drink lots of water everyday, but doesn't seem to have any improvement.
Q1: What is ...
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has your body killed a cold virus before you experience any symptoms?
A friend tells me that by the time you feel the first symptoms of a cold (runny nose, sore throat, whatever the first symptoms are), your immune system has actually already killed the virus, and the ...
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Is the common cold deadly to a suppressed immune system?
If you were taking an immune system suppressant such as Prograf (Tacrolimus) for a long period of time would a virus like the common cold linger in the body and cause infection over time and possibly ...
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Can being cold or wet be a significant influence in getting the common cold?
As most people know, it's a common thing to say something like "better wear a sweater, otherwise I'll get the cold tomorrow."
In my limited understanding, the common cold is caused by a virus. How ...
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Do some people gain high immunity genetically? [closed]
I've seen many people who live in the same environmental conditions as that of mine but they never got infected by cold. For example my father would get cold only one or two times a year but I get ...
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Effect of the common cold on the immune system
I've heard that once a person catches a cold, his whole immune system becomes weak and is affected. In what way does having a cold influence the immune system?
If it does weaken it, how can one keep ...
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