Which causes the common cold, rabies, AIDS, and flu?
Health · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The common cold, rabies, AIDS, and flu are all caused by viruses, which are infectious agents that need to invade living cells to replicate. However, each of these diseases is caused by a different type of virus:
- The common cold is typically caused by rhinoviruses, though other viruses such as coronaviruses (notably the ones causing common cold, not necessarily COVID-19), adenoviruses, and enteroviruses can also be responsible. - Rabies is caused by the rabies virus, which is a lyssavirus. - AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). - The flu, or influenza, is caused by influenza viruses, with types A and B being the most common causes of seasonal outbreaks.
Each virus affects the body differently and has its own mode of transmission, disease progression, and severity of symptoms.