• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

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

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      3 months 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).