A rhinovirus is what I have and it has been keeping me off my trike this week and who knows how much longer... In my "Biking over 50" book runners and cyclists are at risk for these suckers due to lowered immune systems.
According to Wiki:
"There are two modes of transmission: via aerosols of respiratory droplets and from contaminated surfaces, including direct person-to-person contact. A high majority of colds are transmitted by autoinoculation by contact with contaminated surfaces.
Rhinoviruses occur worldwide and are the primary cause of common colds. Symptoms include sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing and cough; sometimes accompanied by muscle aches, fatigue, malaise, headache, muscle weakness, or loss of appetite. Fever and extreme exhaustion are more usual in influenza. Children may have six to twelve colds a year. In the United States, the incidence of colds is higher in the fall and winter, with most infections occurring between September to April. The seasonality may be due to the start of the school year, or due to people spending more time indoors (thus in closer proximity with each other), increasing the chance of transmission of the virus.
