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human
Could we eradicate the cold virus if we isolated everyone for two weeks? 

The cold virus remains in your body and contagious up to 5 days for most people. For some it could be a bit longer so thats why I chose two weeks instead of 5 days just to be safe. 

The cold virus will not survive more than 2 days without a host. 

Animal cold viruses are not compatible with humans. 

For those who need to have someone to take care of them, they would have to add 2 weeks to the quarantine time for each additional person with them. The group size would have to be limited as to not allow the virus to mutate and infect the first person that had it. 

Considering some asshole doesnt keep the virus in a lab to infect everyone again is this possible? Would totally be worth it imo.
gpt
There is not one cold virus. Parainfluenza 1-4, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rhinovirus and Coronavirus families account for almost all "common colds" we see. Some families like the Rhinoviruses are naked organisms and rather resistant to environmental conditions. Some people are carriers who do not ever exhibit clinical symptoms and can harbor and shed the virus over years. These would be two sources of organisms that would be impossible to limit with simple isolation.

As far as being feasible to isolate everyone, hard to fight a few million years of community living. What about multiple person homes or children young enough to still require care from others?

None of the common respiratory viruses, and especially those who cause the "common cold" are considered candidates for being able to be eradicated.