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What is the most common respiratory viral illness?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

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Rhinovirus Cold: Upper respiratory viral infections or colds are as you should know the most common respiratory viral illnesses causing hundreds of millions of infections per year. They are caused by a variety of viruses the rhinovirus being the most common.

Answered 7/4/2014

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