title: The common cold--fact and fancy.
abstract: A great deal of folklore, superstition and emotional reaction is attached to the common cold, but established objective information is quite limited. The evidence concerning etiology, epidemiology, physiology, prevention and treatment of the common cold is briefly summarized and critically evaluated. There is disappointing lack of real progress in any of these aspects of the common cold problem.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: JAWETZ
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: TALBOT
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003139:Common Cold; D004644:Emotions; D005495:Folklore; D006801:Humans; D013483:Superstitions