rhinovirus

[ rahy-noh-vahy-ruhs, rahy-noh-vahy- ]

noun

, plural rhi·no·vi·rus·es.

1. any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.

rhinovirus

/ ˈraɪnəʊˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any of various viruses that occur in the human respiratory tract and cause diseases, such as the common cold

rhinovirus

/ rī′nō-vī′rəs /

1. Any of a group of viruses of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Rhinovirus that cause the common cold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhinovirus¹

First recorded in 1960–65; rhino- + virus

Example Sentences

What this more or less means is that while cooped up at home, our susceptibility to rhinoviruses and other respiratory illnesses may have increased thanks to social distancing and other measures.

From Popular-Science

Studies have shown this to be true for many viruses in lab animals and for the flu and rhinovirus in humans.

From Popular-Science

She and colleagues confirmed that flu and rhinovirus don’t seem to mix by examining data from three later flu seasons, spanning November 2016 to March 2019.

From Science News

They found that people were less likely than expected to have dual infections with rhinovirus and influenza, the team reported September 4 in Lancet Microbe.

From Science News

For instance, immunologist Ellen Foxman has long suspected that catching colds caused by rhinovirus may have delayed the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Europe.

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