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Rhinovirus
| Medical Definition: | A genus of PICORNAVIRIDAE inhabiting primarily the respiratory tract of mammalian hosts. It includes over 100 human serotypes associated with the COMMON COLD. |
| Guide Notes: | infection: coord IM with PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) but consider also COMMON COLD |
| Also Called: | Common Cold Virus,Coryza Viruses |
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