“Many different viruses (rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, and human metapneumoviruses) cause colds, but rhinoviruses (of which there are more than 100 subtypes) cause most colds.” https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/home/infections/respiratory-viruses/common-cold
Just a suspicion, but I reckon there was originally an erroneous apostrophe in the ‘its’ in the final panel, which was deleted. There’s a slight gap between the t and the s where I’m betting Parker put the offending article. Just a theory…
There is no “common cold”, common would seem to imply that there is a single, indiscriminate pathogen at large. In reality, more than 200 viruses provoke cold-like illness, each one deploying its own peculiar chemical and genetic strategy to evade the body’s defenses. Hence isolating is not the problem, finding a “common” cure is.
oldpine52 about 4 years ago
Does it’s feet smell? If so it is built upside down.
Algolei I about 4 years ago
THE cold virus? Nay nay!
“Many different viruses (rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, and human metapneumoviruses) cause colds, but rhinoviruses (of which there are more than 100 subtypes) cause most colds.” https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/home/infections/respiratory-viruses/common-cold
Troglodyte about 4 years ago
Oh, I get it. It’s a running joke…
wonka291 about 4 years ago
Just a suspicion, but I reckon there was originally an erroneous apostrophe in the ‘its’ in the final panel, which was deleted. There’s a slight gap between the t and the s where I’m betting Parker put the offending article. Just a theory…
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
If your nose runs and your feet smell you were built upside down.
sandpiper about 4 years ago
Buttercup is making medical decisions for the nation based on less information than that.
Zebrastripes about 4 years ago
I did not notice the virus’ nose…did you give him a hankie?
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 4 years ago
craigwestlake about 4 years ago
Now to sew millions of tiny handkerchiefs…
The Orange Mailman about 4 years ago
Timely.
brklnbern about 4 years ago
Wow talk about timing. What a prediction.