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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Overview: Common colds. | Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Common Cold. | Jan 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS inform - Common cold. | Oct 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Common cold. | Aug 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Allergy - Common cold. | May 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Common Cold. | Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Common Cold. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Common Cold. | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Common Cold. | Nov 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Overview: Common colds. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Nov 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Lung Association - Facts About The Common Cold. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 26, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 13, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - About Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Lung Association - Facts About The Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manuals - Professional Version - Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Cold, Flu and Cough. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Common Cold. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Removed statement that the common cold is not associated with exposure to a cold environment, owing to evidence that cold exposure may affect susceptibility to infection with common cold viruses. | May 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Common Cold. | Apr 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Common Cold. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Common Cold. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Common Cold. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Common Cold. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMd - Understanding the Common Cold -- the Basics. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Video describing the common cold added. | Oct 30, 2012 | ||
| Changed the number of viruses that can cause symptoms of the common cold from 100 to 200 and mentioned that 100 different strains of rhinovirus have been associated with illness in humans. | Aug 03, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Common Cold. | Aug 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Colds And The Flu In Depth. | Aug 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Herbal Remedies for Colds. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Alternative Medicines for the Common Cold. | Aug 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Parents - Common Cold. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Common Cold. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - The Common Cold. | Oct 30, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Kids - Colds. | Aug 25, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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