common cold

common viral infection of upper respiratory tract
MedicalCondition infectious_disease Q12125
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The common cold is an infectious disease [1]. It is caused by viruses that affect the upper respiratory tract, leading to symptoms such as runny nose, sore throat, and cough. Transmission occurs through direct contact with infected individuals or contaminated surfaces. There is no specific cure, and treatment focuses on relieving symptoms. Recovery typically occurs within seven to ten days without medical intervention.

common cold

Summary

common cold is an infectious disease[1]. It draws 1,075 Wikipedia views per month (infectious_disease category, ranking #45 of 279).[2]

Key Facts

  • common cold's image is recorded as Rhinovirus isosurface.png[3].
  • common cold's instance of is recorded as infectious disease[4].
  • common cold's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
  • common cold's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[6].
  • common cold's GND ID is recorded as 4136665-7[7].
  • common cold's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85027912[8].
  • common cold's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12047939g[9].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as upper respiratory tract infection[10].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as nasopharyngitis[11].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as Picornaviridae infectious disease[12].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as acute viral respiratory tract infection[13].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as upper respiratory tract disease[14].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as viral rhinitis[15].
  • common cold's subclass of is recorded as disease[16].
  • common cold's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00564849[17].
  • common cold's Commons category is recorded as Common cold[18].
  • common cold's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D003139[19].
  • common cold's ICD-10 ID is recorded as J00[20].
  • common cold's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 49955[21].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as human parainfluenza[22].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as adenovirus infection[23].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease[24].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as Rhinovirus infection[25].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as Bocavirus infection[26].
  • common cold's has part is recorded as metapneumovirus infection[27].

Why It Matters

common cold draws 1,075 Wikipedia views per month (infectious_disease category, ranking #45 of 279).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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