The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, ...

Learn more about the common cold, the viruses that cause it, and why it’s so difficult to find a vaccine for it.

Common cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms and cases can spike during the year-ending holidays, according to Johns Hopkins winter ...

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...

“Meanwhile, flu typically causes a sudden onset of fever, severe tiredness and weakness, muscle and joint aches, a headache, ...

Health experts have identified the 'mystery virus' that's been causing widespread illness across the UK this festive period.

The new “mystery throat virus” can spread through the respiratory tract, shed through stool, and live a while on contaminated ...