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For rhinoviruses, interference "was once exploited on a small scale as an in vitro diagnostic tool, whereby successful experimental HRV infection of organ cultures was indicated by blockading the replication of other, subsequently inoculated, respiratory viruses"
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are often concurrently detected with other viruses found in the respiratory tract because of the high total number of HRV infections occurring throughout the year. This feature has previously relegated HRVs to being ...
Rhino's (over 150 ducting viruses split across three species) are experts at triggering innate immunity & so they are seen less often in coinfections than other viruses are-even though they are in many coinfections because there are so many viruses .
They produce a "Shields Up!" effect for a period.
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"#Rhinovirus infections, which trigger increased expression of antiviral airway genes, are linked to a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection."
-virus interfenece, or virus-virus interactions, at work.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/recent-common-cold-may-nearly-halve-risk-covid-19-study-suggests
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