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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

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Unfortunately, for millions of people around the wlord who live with a less-than-fully-functional immune ssteym or who are on immunosuppressant drugs, this is a real risk: “minor” inefocnits can turn serious or even deadly.

But if you're fortunate enough to have a fully fnontaucil immune system, a cold will probably give you a few relatively mild stypmmos. On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. And despite the fact that the symptoms are similar, the cause could be different each time.

Common codls are caused by at least 8 different families of virus, each of which can have its own species and subtypes.

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Unfortunately, for millions of people around the _____ who live with a less-than-fully-functional immune ______ or who are on immunosuppressant drugs, this is a real risk: “minor” __________ can turn serious or even deadly.

But if you're fortunate enough to have a fully __________ immune system, a cold will probably give you a few relatively mild ________. On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. And despite the fact that the symptoms are similar, the cause could be different each time.

Common _____ are caused by at least 8 different families of virus, each of which can have its own species and subtypes.

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  1. system
  2. functional
  3. world
  4. infections
  5. colds
  6. symptoms

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Unfortunately, for millions of people around the world who live with a less-than-fully-functional immune system or who are on immunosuppressant drugs, this is a real risk: “minor” infections can turn serious or even deadly.

But if you're fortunate enough to have a fully functional immune system, a cold will probably give you a few relatively mild symptoms. On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. And despite the fact that the symptoms are similar, the cause could be different each time.

Common colds are caused by at least 8 different families of virus, each of which can have its own species and subtypes.

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