An upper respiratory tract disease which involves inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, eyes, and eustachian tubes with watery then purulent discharge. This is an acute contagious disease caused by rhinoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses, human respiratory syncytial virus, influenza viruses, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, or metapneumovirus. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=common%20cold http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007643 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007640 url:https://medlineplus.gov/commoncold.html ]
Synonyms: Nasopharyngitis, acute acute rhinitis acute coryza Acute viral rhinopharyngitis acute nasopharyngitis rhino-sinusitis Nasopharyngitis - acute
Term information
- NCI:C34500
- ICD9CM:460
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:195648002
- UMLS_CUI:C0009443
- ICD10CM:J00
- MESH:D003139
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