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===Other=== [[Herd immunity]], generated from previous exposure to cold viruses, plays an important role in limiting viral spread, as seen with younger populations that have greater rates of respiratory infections.<ref name=E78/> Poor immune function is a risk factor for disease.<ref name=E78/><ref>Eccles p. 166</ref> [[Sleep deprivation|Insufficient sleep]] and [[malnutrition]] have been associated with a greater risk of developing infection following rhinovirus exposure; this is believed to be due to their effects on immune function.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Cohen S, Doyle WJ, Alper CM, Janicki-Deverts D, Turner RB |title=Sleep habits and susceptibility to the common cold |journal=Archives of Internal Medicine |volume=169 |issue=1 |pages=62β7 |date=January 2009 |pmid=19139325 |pmc=2629403 |doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2008.505}}</ref><ref>Eccles pp. 160β65</ref> [[Breast feeding]] decreases the risk of [[acute otitis media]] and [[lower respiratory tract infections]] among other diseases,<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=McNiel ME, Labbok MH, Abrahams SW |title=What are the risks associated with formula feeding? A re-analysis and review |journal=Breastfeeding Review |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=25β32 |date=July 2010 |pmid=20879657}}</ref> and it is recommended that breast feeding be continued when an infant has a cold.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Lawrence RA, Lawrence RM |title=Breastfeeding: A guide for the medical profession |publisher=Mosby/Elsevier |location=Maryland Heights, Mo. |isbn=978-1-4377-3590-1 |page=478 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c4BnozBW3EMC&pg=PA478 |edition=7th |year=2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617002059/https://books.google.com/books?id=c4BnozBW3EMC&pg=PA478 |archive-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> In the developed world breast feeding may not be protective against the common cold in and of itself.<ref name="NelsonWilliams2007">{{citation |vauthors=Nelson KE, Williams CM |title=Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory and Practice |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_j-G4zJ4cQC&pg=PA724 |year=2007 |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |isbn=978-0-7637-2879-3 |pages=724β |edition=2nd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520134003/https://books.google.com/books?id=o_j-G4zJ4cQC&pg=PA724 |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
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