Abstract
Six of 12 men wintering at an isolated Antarctic base sequentially developed symptoms and signs of a common cold after 17 weeks of complete isolation. Examination of specimens taken from the men in relation to the outbreak has not revealed a causative agent.
MeSH terms
- Adult
- Antarctic Regions
- Antibodies
- Body Temperature
- Common Cold / epidemiology*
- Common Cold / microbiology
- Culture Techniques
- Disease Outbreaks*
- Humans
- Lymphadenitis / complications
- Male
- Nasal Mucosa / metabolism
- Seasons
- Social Isolation
- Time Factors