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yes! in fact there are hundreds of different germs that cause the common cold. you will never get the same cold twice and this is why.. your body becomes immune to whatever germ gets inside you. this is a process where your white blood cells copy the germs information so it can fight it off the next time it intrudes. its almost impossible to never get the common cold again or be immune to all of them. most people think and feel like it keeps coming back but what they don't know is that its a different germ each time. the reason being that they all cause the same or similar symptoms in that they all have the same makeup.
Eldon Hilpert
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∙ 12y agoyes! in fact there are hundreds of different germs that cause the common cold. you will never get the same cold twice and this is why.. your body becomes immune to whatever germ gets inside you. this is a process where your white blood cells copy the germs information so it can fight it off the next time it intrudes. its almost impossible to never get the common cold again or be immune to all of them. most people think and feel like it keeps coming back but what they don't know is that its a different germ each time. the reason being that they all cause the same or similar symptoms in that they all have the same makeup.
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How many different types of colds are there in the world today?
around 200 types of the "common cold" roughly 200 types of common cold
What is a 9 letter scientific word for the common cold?
There are over 200 different viral types associated with 'colds' Your word may by 'influenza'. Rhinovirus is a common term, but that is 10 letters
Why is there no immunisation for colds?
because there are too many types of the common cold to make a vaccine.
What diseases are common?
Colds
What is the bacteria found in the common cold called?
Bacteria do not cause the common cold. It is caused by a virus.
Is a common cold caused by a virus or bacteria?
Colds is a virus type. fungus - atheletes foot virus - flu and colds bacteria - sore throats, various infections The common cold is most often caused by infection with one of the 99 known serotypes of rhinovirus, a type of picornavirus. Around 30-50% of colds are caused by rhinoviruses.Other viruses causing colds are coronavirus (causing 10-15%), human parainfluenza viruses, human respiratory syncytial virus, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, or metapneumovirus. 5-15% are caused by influenza viruses. In total over 200 serologically different viral types cause colds. Coronaviruses are particularly implicated in adult colds. Of over 30 coronaviruses, 3 or 4 cause infections in humans, but they are difficult to grow in the laboratory and their significance is thus less well-understood. Due to the many different types of viruses and their tendency for continuous mutation, it is impossible to gain complete immunity to the common cold.
Why it is difficult to produce immunity to common cold?
It's difficult to produce immunity to a common cold because the common cold is not one virus - it is over 700 viruses at last count. Rarely are more than 200 local to any particular area, but that is still, in effect, 200 different colds you can catch. Children tend to get the most colds, as all colds viruses are "new" to them. The amount of colds a person gets as they get older tends to decline, for that same reason - they've already had most of the indigenous colds viruses.
Are colds and flus causes by the same pathogens?
They are both caused by viruses, although the specific types of viruses are different from one another.
Are colds and the flu from the same virus?
No, they are different viruses and different types of viruses. Most common colds are caused by either the rhinoviruses or coronaviruses (but there are over 200 kinds of viruses that cause the common cold). Influenza is also caused by too many influenza viruses to name them all, but they are in the taxonomic family of viruses called orthomyxoviridae. Human influenza refers to one of the three major types of flu viruses ( Influenza types A,B, and C) that are endemic to the human population. If you mean the "stomach flu" (which is more appropriately called viral gastroenteritis), then it, too, is caused by different viruses; most common is norovirus (aka Norwalk Flu).
What are the common questions about cough and colds?
-What are the symptons? -What can you do to get rid of them?
How common are colds?
Cold sores are common; 80% of us are infected with the virus.
What is the causative agent of common colds?
rhinovirus and coronaviruses
