• @phdepressed
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    81 month ago

    Common cold still mostly refers to a viral infection (several different ones) just not as bad as influenza or covid.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 month ago

      Thanks for the correction.

      common cold

      noun

      A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.

      A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs).