The primary function of most endospores is to ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress. They are therefore resistant to ultraviolet and gamma radiation, desiccation, lysozyme, temperature, starvation, and chemical disinfectants.
Recurring Cold Symptoms - going on 3 months!! I know there has been this awful virus floating around, but I have been struggling with nasal congestion, post nasal drip, and a constant cough. It all started right after Christmas when I got the worst of it! Very dry dark green mucus, soar throat, and dry painful cough.
The symptoms of recurrent cold sore attacks are usually less severe than the initial attack. While different for everyone, a cold sore typically lasts 4 to 10 days and occurs three or four times a year, on average.or about 85 percent of people, the initial infection with a herpes simplex virus causes no cold sore symptoms.