This is also the first time researchers have established that a recently discovered antiviral protein called viperin plays a role in our body's defense against rhinovirus.
So rhinovirus transmission occurs through contact with infected respiratory secretions, like snot and aerosols, particularly from nose blowing or sneezing.
Now, because rhinovirus infections tend to be mild and self-limited, treatment typically centers on relieving symptoms and preventing other people from becoming infected.
These viruses are the same ones that cause the common cold like rhinovirus, coronavirus, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus- or RSV for short, and parainfluenza virus.