Do you get a flu/cold from the cold weather?!


Question: Do you get a flu/cold from the cold weather.?
I've been really confused on this.. Normally when winter comes, many people get the flu... I heard that cold temperatures can weaken your immune system.?

So.. Does one get a flu/cold from the cold weather.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
People think that the cold weather itself does it, but that's not quite true. Germs and viruses are kept cooler by the air and also carried by frigid breezes, thereby helping to preserve and spread germs and cold and flu viruses -- helping you to get sick more easily.Health Question & Answer

NO. A cold or flu is a virus. It can be passed easily from hand to mouth. It is criticle to wash your hands more frequently in the winter as it is the number one preventative of contracting a flu or cold. Turn away when some one sneezes or coughs and do not have certain contact with contamited individual. Health Question & Answer

No. You can't get a cold or the flu from the weather. The reason colds and the flu are more prevelant in the winter months is because people are indoors more and have more contact with each other which helps the spread of germs and viruses.Health Question & Answer

seasonal flu is caused by either influenza A or B viruses. So no but the cold doesnt help very much.Health Question & Answer

I'm sure the cold don't help, but I'm pretty sure that its others germs that make you sick.Health Question & Answer

colds come from cold virus not cold weather....Health Question & Answer



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