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Is it true that rhinovirus is a retrovirus?
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No: It is a picornavirus. There are some similarities (it's genome is made of rna) but it is not a retrovirus (like hiv). It is a cause of the common cold, and it typically not life threatening.
Answered 1/3/2016
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