Here’s what causes colds to spread so easily, how long they are usually contagious and how they’re most commonly treated.

Common cold and sinus infections share similar symptoms. Knowing the difference is important. Colds usually resolve within 10 ...

More than 200 different viruses can cause a cold, and most of them are highly contagious. Rhinoviruses are the most common causes of colds. But other viruses, such as adenoviruses, coronaviruses ...

While cold weather may not exacerbate rhinoviruses, cold, dry air, as is common in winter, can assist the transmission of influenza viruses. During colder months, people may also spend more time ...

Other viruses, like metapneumovirus, the common human coronaviruses (distinct from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19), and parainfluenza virus, can all cause the common cold, too ...

Uptick in children developing rhinovirus infections 02:41. CHICAGO (CBS) -- For healthy adults, rhinoviruses and enteroviruses infections are among the causes of the common cold – but for ...

Most Common Type of Cold. Rhinoviruses are by far the most common cause of colds. Coronaviruses are also common. Research suggests that about half of all colds are caused by either a rhinovirus or ...

Rhinovirus is the most common cause of the common cold, according to the CDC. Rhinoviruses can also trigger asthma attacks and have been linked to sinus and ear infections, per the CDC.

Common cold symptoms can be caused by many viruses, but the odds you’re fighting a rhinovirus are high: the virus accounts for as much as half of all common colds.

While rhinoviruses account for as much as 30–50 percent of common cold cases, and non-Covid coronaviruses another 10–15 percent, other causes include adenoviruses, respiratory syncytial ...

During this back-to-school season, doctors report an increase in severe cases of the common cold among some children — with more kids requiring hospital admission. COVID lockdowns may be to blame.

A vaccine against the common cold may be possible, new research in mice and monkeys suggests. Mice and monkeys both built up immunity to many strains of a virus that causes the common cold, called ...