Is this satire? You can't catch a cold through a cut. Only certain cells are susceptible to common cold virus/flu/coronavirus infection. The nasal mucosa, for example, is viable tissue for a viral infection. And it must be infected by respiratory droplets (infected saliva, phlegm, mucus).
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Is this satire? You can't catch a cold through a cut. Only certain cells are susceptible to common cold virus/flu/coronavirus infection. The nasal mucosa, for example, is viable tissue for a viral infection. And it must be infected by respiratory droplets (infected saliva, phlegm, mucus).