Scientists believe the symptoms of a cold may have evolved on purpose to keep the ill from contaminating food or other resources for those around them, despite making the person less likely to survive. This increases the chance of the offspring surviving.

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Scientists believe the symptoms of a cold may have evolved on purpose to keep the ill from contaminating food or other resources for those around them, despite making the person less likely to survive. This increases the chance of the offspring surviving.