Can a chill cause a cold?
Common Cold Viruses Which viruses cause colds? The symptoms of the common cold syndrome are caused by over two hundred different viruses. Rhinoviruses (nose viruses) account for approximately 30-50% of adult colds. Other viruses, such as coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, parainfluenza virus and influenza virus also cause the common cold syndrome. There is no way of identifying the nature of the virus infection from the symptoms as these are very similar across the whole range of viruses. Incidence of colds according to virus7 • Rhinovirus 30-50% • Coronavirus 10-15% • Respiratory Syncytial Virus 10% • Adenovirus <5% • Parainfluenza 5% • Influenza 5-15% • Enteroviruses <5% • Metapneumovirus unknown • Unknown 20-30% The metapneumovirus is a new common cold virus discovered in 20018. There maybe more unknown colds viruses still awaiting discovery! What is a virus anyway?? Viruses differ from bacteria in that they do not have a cellular structure and they are much
