Monday, April 30, 2007

Note of The Uncommon Cold

*What are the symptoms of a cold?
Ans:The sore throat, runny nose, constant sneezing and headaches.

*What are the two difficulties of finding a cure of cold?
Ans:The common cold itself is not a single disease.Any of two hundred different viruses could be responsible for the symptoms of a cold.

*Describe BIRR4 project?
Ans:Preventing the binding of the virus to cells in the nose.

*Why did Boehringer drop BIRR4 project ?
Ans:This treatment only worked just prior to getting a cold or in the first stages of infection.

*How do we get the symptoms from colds?
Ans:The cold virus does not actually cause our cold symptoms, but produced by our body's immune systems response.

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