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By (user no longer on site) OP 21 weeks ago
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I've had a cold three times after being cold and this time it's lingered for a month and if I don't keep warmed up at all times I feel terrible, so obviously there is a link.
So I believe the cold 'can' cause the cold, and now scientists are saying the same thing, yet it's just common sense to me, and easily provable.
I believe though that it's once the cold get's really into your system is when you get a cold from it... Like when it lowers your resistance... Not like just having a cold dip outside in winter or something, but when your body isn't able to fight back due to stress/tiredness etc.
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"No, it's a virus passed on by sneezing or coughing."
This. There are many viruses that cause the common cold. The only link with temperature is that they spread more effectively during the colder months, when we tend to stay indoors and congregate in groups and have less ventilation, e.g. windows closed. |
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Put simply, cold weather alone doesn’t make you ill. However, it can increase your chances of becoming ill. This is partly why illnesses such as colds and flu (influenza) are more common in winter months.
You can catch a cold, flu or COVID-19 if you come into contact with one of these viruses, often from someone else who’s already infected. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 21 weeks ago
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"Of course - that’s why you need to keep warm to shake off a virus
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Exactly! And if someone gets fed up (halfway through having a virus/flu) and go out and about and they end up cold again - the virus comes right back. |
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