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Rhinovirus:

There are more than 100 serologic types of this virus which causes the common cold. This explains why the cold is so, well, common. The virus replicates better at 33 C than at 37 C and, thus, grows well in the nose and conjunctiva, but not the lower respiratory tract. In contrast to the enteroviruses, rhinoviruses are inactivated by gastric acidity and so do not affect the GI tract.