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I've always wondered: why is the flu virus so much worse than the common cold virus?

  • Written by David Griffin, Advanced Trainee, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
imageFlu seems to be more deadly than colds, here's why. from www.shutterstock.com.au

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a new series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au

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