[adamsbriscoe]

Meanwhile, history buffs might appreciate that we're still using a 16th century[0] term to describe a disease that is being studied 60+ years after etiological discovery[1] for which available remedies are modestly effective and not without risks [2][3].

[0] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cold [1] http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2013/09/fighting-the-cold-wa... [2] http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/185731... [3] http://retractionwatch.com/2016/12/29/jama-article-zinc-comm...