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What causes the common cold?

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Elnora Hickle

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5y ago
Updated: 8/1/2021

basically,the germs you get when you have a cold is:some one has the cold and then they sneeze or caught touches you with their dirty hands th pass you their germs then,you get sick

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Gudrun Collier

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