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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease2 Marks
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Short note: Common cold
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Answer

→Pathogen: Rhino virus and some other viruses.
→Spread through:
→Droplets resulting from cough and sneeze of an infected person are either inhalated director transmitted through pen, book, glass, door handle, computer keyboard or mouse etc.
→Rhino virus infects the nose and respiratory tract, but does not infect the lungs.
Symptoms:
→Nasal congestion and discharge, dry throat, runny nose, cough, headache, fatigue etc.
→These symptoms are observed for three to seven days.

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