Cold coddles colds
Cooler temperatures in places like your nose prevent host cells from fighting back
COLD SUITS COLDS Rhinoviruses (a computer simulation of the outer coat shown) reproduce better in the nasal passages than in the lungs, partly because cooler temperatures in the nose prevent cells lining the airways from mounting a full defense.
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