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Human rhinovirus (A/B/C)
The primary cause of the 'Common Cold'. There are over 160 different types, which is why you never become fully immune to colds.
Discovered in 1956 by Karl Price and colleagues
Hand-to-eye/nose contact, droplets
Supportive care (rest, fluids, zinc, vitamin C)
Hand washing, avoiding face touching
There are so many types of Rhinovirus that you could have a different cold every year of your life and never catch the same one twice!
Smooth geometric shell made of 60 subunits
Deep grooves on the surface where host receptors bind
Small, fast-acting genetic strand