why is there no cure for the common cold?

Answer 1

I reckon that there is,the drug companies wont release it ,they would lose millions.

Answer 2

Because the virus that causes colds and those that cause flu, keep mutating, so as soon as, (or even before) a cure is developed, the virus itself has changed, requiring a new cure to be developed, thereby causing the situation in wich there is no cure for the common cold.
We can only treat the symptoms

However, it differes from, say, HIV, in the sense that the HIV virus "Hides" itself, making it impossible to cure, but does not mutate.

Answer 3

The simple answer is that there probably is one but we haven't yet found it. One of the problems is that a 'cold' is not just one illness. There are multiple viruses that cause them but all give,more or less, the same symptoms. It is estimated that there are around 99 different viruses that cause colds and once you have had one you become immune to that particular virus. That is why older people suffer less from colds than younger ones since the built in immunity from previous colds protects them Once you have had them all you will never get another cold. I, like many of my peers suffered greatly as a child but now at the age of 59 cannot remember the last time I had one despite being in close proximity to many people having a cold. Of course even though the virus cannot be isolated and destroyed due to it's continuing evolvement, the symptoms can be controlled to a degree.

Answer 4

There is no such thing as "the common cold." There are several thousand different viruses that cause cold symptoms. Each of these viruses would require a specialized cure. Even if we developed vaccines for them, then they mutate and new vaccines would have to be created. And since colds are viruses, anti-biotics won't help.

Answer 5

Because the common cold is a viral infection. Unfortunately, there are many different cold viruses out there-hundreds of them! For example, once you catch a cold and the virus is inside you, the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies that bind to the virus and destroy it. No one has been able to come up with a vaccine against the cold because there are just too many different kinds of cold virus.

Answer 6

The viruses that cause colds mutate so quickly, that even if a treatment or vaccine could be found for one, it wouldn't work on the next one. The best "cure" for a cold is time and a healthy immune system. Actually, fighting colds puts our immune systems to work and keeps them in "fighting condition" for more serious illnesses.

Answer 7

Actually , Death has been known to cure most strains of the common cold. Although most people perfer the cold itself

Answer 8

The common cold is caused by a virus. Most viral infections have to run their course while treating the symptoms only. Using antibiotics for viral infections only results in them becoming ineffective against bacteria. There are some antiviral agents available but viruses mutate rapidly and become resistant to them.

Answer 9

The answer to that my friends is simple, Hallmark has put the corner on tragedy and suffering in America today. They have invented Valentine's Day, St. Patricks Day, and it's been rumored that they had a hand in staging Easter (see book "The Hallmark Vinci Code"). The truth is simple, Hallmark needs to sell Get Well Soon cards. It's ugly, but the truth is rarely a pretty thing. I'm just sorry you had to hear it from me. :)

(It's been rumored that Jimmy Hoffa knew the cure to the common cold, and you see what happened to him........)

Answer 10

The common cold is caused by a number of different viruses. Therefore a vaccine for one form of virus will do nothing for another form. It just would be impossible to develop a different vaccine for a hundred different viruses.

Answer 11

There is a cure but why would they promote a cure when all of the drug companies would lose out on the money they make from over the counter cold medicines and cough syrups etc?