(August 2004) Modern medicine has done little towards finding a cure for the common cold. An extensive search for the cause of the common cold led to the discovery of over one hundred different Rhinoviruses. Researchers also found that Rhinoviruses are only responsible for half of all colds, with adenoviruses and several others causing the remaining half. In total, hundreds of different viruses cause symptoms known as the common cold. Due to the vast number of viruses responsible, vaccination is not a reasonable way to prevent or eradicate the common cold. How colds have been treated in the past Colds…

(August 2004) Viruses were first described as agents that were not retained by the unglazed porcelain filters that early researchers used to remove bacteria from solution. In 1898, scientists observed that the agents responsible for foot and mouth disease, as well as tobacco mosaic disease, were filterable. It was discovered that these agents would not grow unless cells were added to the growth medium. Serial dilutions of these infectious agents were performed to rule out toxins as the cause of symptoms. The failure of these pathogens to multiply in solutions in which bacteria were able to grow, as well as…