Viral Infection

Researchers present new information on the common cold

Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 19th, 2003

According to recent research from Finland, "Despite great advances in medicine, the common cold continues to be a great burden on society in terms of human suffering and economic losses. Of the several viruses that cause the disease, the role of rhinoviruses is most prominent."

"About a quarter of all colds are still without proven cause, and the recent discovery of human metapneumovirus suggests that other viruses could remain undiscovered," said Terho Heikkinen at Turku University Hospital and Asko Jarvinen at Helsinki University Central Hospital. "Research into the inflammatory mechanisms of the common cold has elucidated the complexity of the virus-host...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-02-19)

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