Why Can You Not Catch the Same Cold Twice, but a New

question 48

Essay

Why can you not catch the same cold twice, but a new cold will make you sick for a week or two?

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Definitions:

Potential Difference

The difference in electric potential between two points, resulting in the flow of current when a circuit is closed.

Permeability

A measure of how easily liquids or gases can pass through a material or membrane.

Electrical Properties

Characteristics of materials or systems that define their behavior in the presence of electric fields, including conductivity, resistivity, and dielectric constant.

Ion Concentration

The measure of the number of ions in a particular volume of solution, impacting electrical conductivity, pH, and various biological processes.