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Old 03-20-2011, 12:42 PM   #164
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
How does the first guy get a cold, out in the middle of the ocean?
We're all carrying the virus and it is dormant until our immune system gets overwhelmed by it. I think the mechanism of "catching" a cold is under some debate, but I suspect the carrier has built up a huge population of virus and every drop of snot has billions more viruses than usual so maybe enough to tip the scales in favor of the virus.
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