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It is called by various names. Acute viral nasopharyngitis is one of the more common names. It is also referred to as rhinopharyngitis and acute coryza. It can also be called an upper respiratory infection or URI. But, it is mostly referred to as the common cold or referenced as an infection by the specific viruses that cause the common cold. Colds are usually caused by the rhinovirus (up to 40% of colds), or Coronaviruses (about 20%), but there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold.

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