Self-Control of the Common Cold?
Authors: THOMAS R. CATE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Editorials1 April 1978Self-Control of the Common Cold?THOMAS R. CATE, M.D.THOMAS R. CATE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-4-569 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCommon colds occur an average of 3.9 times and lead to 1.2 days of restricted activity per person each year in the United States (1). When one adds to this morbidity the losses in productivity, the expenses of "cold remedies," visits to the doctor, and the burden of occasional complications such as sinusitis, then it is apparent that the common cold is a major health problem.Progress toward control of this illness has been frustratingly slow. In some ways we are little further along than when Pliny the Younger prescribed "kissing the hairy muzzle of a mouse" for colds in...References1. Acute Conditions, Incidence and Associated Disability. United States, July 1974-June 1975. Data from the National Health Survey, Series 10, Number 114. DHEW Publication No (HRA) 77-1541, 1977 Google Scholar2. GWALTNEY J: Rhinoviruses. Yale J Biol Med 48:17-45, 1975 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. FOX J: Is a rhinovirus vaccine possible? Am J Epidemiol 103:345-354, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PERKINS J, TUCKER D, KNOPF H, WENZEL R, KAPIKIAN A, and CHANOCK R: Comparison of protective effect of neutralizing antibody in serum and nasal secretions in experimental rhinovirus type 13 illness. Am J Epidemiol 90:519-526, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MERIGAN T, REED S, HALL T, and TYRRELL D: Inhibition of respiratory virus infection by locally applied interferon. Lancet 1:563-567, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. PANUSARN C, STANLEY E, DIRDA V, RUBENIS M, and JACKSON G: Prevention of illness from rhinovirus infection by a topical interferon inducer. N Engl J Med 291:57-61, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HENDLEY J, WENZEL R, and GWALTNEY J: Transmission of rhinovirus colds by self-inoculation. N Engl J Med 288:1361-1364, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. REED S: An investigation of the possible transmission of rhinovirus colds through indirect contact. J Hyg (Camb) 75:249-258, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. D'ALESSIO D, PETERSON J, DICK C, and DICK E: Transmission of experimental rhinovirus colds in volunteer married couples. J Infect Dis 133:28-36, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. COUCH R, CATE T, DOUGLAS R, GERONE P, and KNIGHT V: Effect of route of inoculation on experimental respiratory virus disease in volunteers and evidence for airborne transmission. Bacteriol Rev 30:517-529, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: THOMAS R. CATE, M.D.Affiliations: Influenza Research Center Department of Microbiology and Immunology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRHINOVIRUSESShared office space and the risk of the common coldRhinovirusesRhinovirusesTransmission and control of rhinovirus coldsRhinovirusesRhinoviruses 1 April 1978Volume 88, Issue 4Page: 569-570KeywordsCommon coldMorbidity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...