Adults in the US usually catch one or two common colds a year. They’re usually little more than an annoyance, but new research suggests they may offer some protection from a virus that’s much more dangerous.

Study: Getting common cold helps fight Omicron variant

If the researchers are to be believed, at least one mutation in Omicron variant of COVID-19 seems to have been acquired from the common cold virus. The genetic sequence in question doesn’t appear in earlier versions of the virus called SARS-CoV-2.

Omicron may have acquired a mutation from common cold virus, say researchers

A while ago, a group of general physicians in the UK claimed that common cold symptoms should not be taken for granted, instead treated as a sign of coronavirus.

Common cold can't be termed as sign of coronavirus: AIIMS

While many might get confused between the loss of smell associated with COVID-19 and a bad cold or flu, new research discovered how a person can differentiate between the two.

Smell loss from COVID-19 differs from common cold: Study

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