Though man must take full responsibility for physical and chemical pollution of the air (see above), he can hardly be blamed for the viruses he inhales. He cannot help catching the common cold, grippe, influenza, and related viral diseases. Nor can he expect much help from the medical profession. At the A.M.A.'s clinical meeting, Dr. Edward L. Buescher of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research made no secret of the doctors' slim chance of success in the search for cures or preventives.
Some viruses, notably those of influenza, produce variants without warning.
Even if new variants are spotted promptly and pharmaceutical...
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