If you’re sick right now, then this is probably what you’ve got

NewsHealthIf you’re sick right now, then this is probably what you’ve gotThere are more than a billion cases of the common cold in the U.S. each yearJulia Musto in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 19:02 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966565","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/respiratory-virus-common-cold-cdc-b2966565.html","title":"If you’re sick right now, then this is probably what you’ve got"}}CloseCan We Cure The Common Cold?...Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}If you’re feeling sick right now, it’s probably a common cold. While cases of most wintertime respiratory illnesses have plummeted since the colder months, cold-causing rhinoviru...