“The Common Cold” Etiology, Prevention and Treatment
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Etiology of the common cold: Modulating factors
The development of a “cold-like illness” (CLI) usually requires infection with an upper respiratory virus such as rhinovirus, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, coronavirus or adenovirus, among others, and the development of sufficient signs, symptoms and pathophysiologies to qualify as being ill based on personal and cultural definitions. A viral upper respirato...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
سال: 1928
ISSN: 0002-9572
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.18.1.15