Why does being in cold areas make you catch a cold? Do viruses grow in cold air or something?
Why does being in cold areas make you catch a cold? Do viruses grow in cold air or something?
When it’s cold, people stay inside more. More people in small, enclosed spaces= more germs being spread around. Hence, you get sick more often.
When it’s cold, people stay inside more. More people in small, enclosed spaces= more germs being spread around. Hence, you get sick more often.
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It has nothing to do with the cold. It has to do with everyone being confined indoors and viruses are spread easier that way.
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It has been hypothesized that the cold virus floats better in dry air. Cold air is generally drier. So too is our nasal passage. A dry nose does not have as much mucus and is not as effective at keeping the virus from entering as a moist nose would. People in all climates catch colds.
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Viruses thrive in cooler climates.That is why your body heats up (fever) to kill the virus.
Being in the cold doesn’t give you a virus.It just makes you more susceptible in getting one by suppressing the immune system.
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Cold areas actually don’t make you cold, research has show.
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