The Rhinovirus: A Common Cold

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Rhinovirus started in 1950 and found a cure 60 years later. The rhinovirus is a common cold. Rhinovirus cause a lot of sinuses like: sore throat, ear infection, sinus infection, a lesser disease, pneumonia and bronchiolitis. The Rhinovirus is the most common viral infections agent in humans and is the common cold. The common cold came in the 16th century. In the United Kingdom, the common cold unit was set up by the medical research in 1946 and it was where the Rhinovirus was discovered in 1456.
Rhinovirus infection has a temperature between 33-35 degrees celsius. The temperature is found in the nose The signs and symptoms are loss of sense of smell, headaches, and fevers. The cold can last up to two weeks.
The Rhinovirus is mostly found

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