Germ Theory Ignited Disease Research

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Why we can’t squash the common cold, even after 100 years of studying it

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Popular Science was among the first publications to forward and promote the emerging and controversial germ theory of disease in the late 19th century .

The root cause of the common cold had not yet been identified in 1925 .

The myth persisted that colds were typically caused by “bad weather or wet feet’s” It wasn’t until the 1950s that the elusive origins of the cold began to surface.

In 1925 , US Public Health Service reported the seasonality of common colds, with the largest peak in October and another smaller peak in January .

Today , we have decongestants and pain relievers that were not available in 1925 , but there is still no cure, and the duration of a cold is about the same— several days to a couple weeks .

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