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Technically speaking, the family of viruses that is all coronaviruses (covid-19 isn't the first), are considered part of the common cold group



There are seven coronaviruses known to adversely affect humans but not all of them cause the common cold [1]. Indeed, one of them (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19, which is not the common cold.

[1] https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-b...




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