How long are you contagious with a cold or flu?
The two respiratory illnesses are caused by different viruses, so both symptoms and the period of contagion will vary.
Tag: common cold
Common cold may prime the immune system against coronavirus for COVID-19
There are at least four older coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and previous exposure to them may provoke an ...
That mysterious China virus? It’s reached Washington
Authorities have been caught off guard by the spreading of a pneumonia-like virus from China into the US.
People are less likely to catch common cold if they’re already infected with influenza
Understanding how these distinct viruses hinder each other could be useful to improve forecasting models that predict respiratory disease outbreaks ...
Common cold vaccine patented in the EU
Seems like our bodies were fighting the disease the wrong way all along.
Did the vaccine for the common cold just had to include all rhinoviruses? Why didn’t you say so!
Really, is it that easy? Let's hope so.
The average adult catches a flu only twice a decade
Sick, got the flu? Well, maybe what you think is the flu really isn't the flu... a new study has ...
Biomarker explains why some people catch colds more often than others
Researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University have identified a biological marker in the immune system that (starting from about age ...