Common cold

Definition:

The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Many types of viruses can cause a common cold, with rhinoviruses being the most common. Certain coronaviruses are also implicated in causing a common cold.

References:

[1]. E R Gaunt, et al. Epidemiology and clinical presentations of the four human coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43 detected over 3 years using a novel multiplex real-time PCR method. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Aug;48(8):2940-7. [Content Brief]

[2]. Samantha E Jacobs, et al. Human rhinoviruses. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2013 Jan;26(1):135-62. [Content Brief]

[3]. Victor M Corman, et al. Hosts and Sources of Endemic Human Coronaviruses. Adv Virus Res. 2018;100:163-188. [Content Brief]

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