How does rhinovirus effect our cells?

Good question: The virus attaches to receptors on the walls of cells in the lining of our airways. It is taken into the cell and causes the cell to release a variety of chemicals that produce the symptoms of a cold: fever, runny nose, sore throat, etc. Some of the chemicals also attract inflammatory response cells to the area of infection.

Common cold: Typically rhinovirus is responsible for several of the common colds that afflict us. It enters a host cell and then replicates or reproduces and infects other cells until one becomes symptomatic. The duration can last 3 to 4 days until the body's defensive cells put the virus back under control.