The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Many types of viruses can cause a common cold, with rhinoviruses being the most common. Certain coronaviruses are also implicated in causing a common cold.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory tract disorders
CA00 Acute nasopharyngitis
H02442 Common cold
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H02442 Common cold
Pathogen
Rhinoviruses including: Rhinovirus A [GN:T40366] Rhinovirus B [GN:T40367] Rhinovirus C [GN:T40368] Human coronaviruses including: Human coronavirus OC43 [GN:T40362] Human coronavirus HKU1 [GN:T40363] Human coronavirus 229E [GN:T40364] Human coronavirus NL63 [GN:T40365]
Gaunt ER, Hardie A, Claas EC, Simmonds P, Templeton KE
Title
Epidemiology and clinical presentations of the four human coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43 detected over 3 years using a novel multiplex real-time PCR method.
