Human Rhinoviruses, the Most Common Viral Infective Agents against Humans

Rhinovirus Sierra Smith Pd: 2 1/17/13 “Human Rhinoviruses are the most common viral infective agents against humans and are the predominant cause of the worldly known common cold. Rhinovirus infection proliferates in temperatures between thirty to thirty-five degrees Celsius. This may also be why the Rhinovirus occurs mostly in the nose.” “It is a species in the genus enterovirus of the picorativiridae family of viruses.” Shockingly, there are ninety-nine recognized types of Rhinovirus that are different because of their surface proteins. Some symptoms of these viruses would include: runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, fatigue, and malaise, and muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nasal swelling, mucus build up, difficulty breathing, head and muscle aches. In some cases though fever is rarely ever experienced but can get up to 102 degrees Fahrenheit in young children and extreme exhaustion can take over, but it is also very uncommon. Symptoms can last around from two to fourteen days, but most people recover quickly such as a week after they catch the Rhinovirus. The most common times to catch this virus are throughout the seasons of autumn to spring. Many people wonder how they can end up catching the Rhinovirus, but what they don’t know is that it’s fairly easy. Some of these ways would consist of physical contact, phones, environmental surfaces, railings, or anything with the virus on them and then rubbing your hands on your face near your nose, eyes, or mouth.

Now, as you may or may not be aware the Rhinovirus is lytic in nature is among the smallest type of viruses with a diameter of thirty nanometers. It is also commonly found in children ranging from six to twelve years old and there is no vaccine that has been discovered yet, but it can be treated. To treat the infection you must be sure to get lots of sleep, drink a decent amount of liquids, take cold meds, and gargle salt water, use throat spray, and using a cool mist