hugthemachines t1_j7k2u63 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 10:51 AM

Reply to comment by hydrOHxide in (Virology) Has SARS-CoV-2 outcompeted all the other coronaviruses which have been called the ‘common cold’? by jsgui

> And it's not just a matter of competition

I thought you also can have multiple rhinoviruses at the same time too. Is that right?

ImprovedPersonality t1_j7k9yqw wrote on February 7, 2023 at 12:18 PM

How would competition work in the first place? Unless so many cells are already infected that virus #2 can't find any to reproduce?

Straight-Plankton-15 t1_j7o4pta wrote on February 8, 2023 at 4:52 AM

In some cases, an infection with one virus can temporarily prompt higher production of interferons, which are innate immunity signaling molecules that are involved in antiviral defenses.