Can a person get a cold by being in the cold

Can a person get a cold just from being in a cold environment??

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AKAMarilyn is right–being out in the cold can’t give you rhinovirus (the common cold). However, being cold can decrease your immune system response if you’re exposed to the common cold. When you get cold, your body tries to make sure your …

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Can a person catch a cold by walking out side in the cold?

Q: Greetings fellow Americans…It occured to me that an individual could catch a cold from…the cold? Is this true or is a cold not caught from the great out door but instead from bacteria or viruses? I personally do not think a person can get sick from going outside naked in the freezing cold. So what’s the answer? I will give five points to the person that can properly cite the information. Good Luck.

A: No, one cannot “catch” a cold from the cold or merely going outside. The cold, also known as the ‘common cold’, is any of many variations of a virus, usually a rhinovirus, which one can “catch” from contact with residue or air droplets from an infected person’s saliva or mucous.The infection’s association with actual cold or cold temperatures may be due to the increased demands on a person’s body, including the immune system, during winter months, leading to immune weakness and increased susceptibility. In addition, cold weather tends to confine people together in closed (warm) spaces, potentially increasing the incidence of exposure, and therefore the incidence of infection.The Cold is not caused by bacteria, therefore antibiotics will not cure or alleviate symptoms from a cold. In fact, taking antibiotics for the cold may be detrimental, since it can eliminate helpful digestive bacteria, not to mention contributing to bacterial drug resistance mutations which are a major threat to effective treatment of bacterial infections.

If a person with a cold blew up a balloon, and then later someone popped it, could they get the same cold?

Q: Since you can get a cold by breathing in someone elses germs, could you get a cold if the balloon were to pop and you were to breath in those same germs?

A: You betcha. Cold germs can live for a while in an enclosed space as long as there is a little dampness as there would be in exhaled air.

how do i get rid of a cold fast?

Q: I have a moderate headache(scale of 1-10 i have about a 6 headache 10=worst), and i have a stuffy nose. I’ve been drinking lots of fluids. My dad says that you can sweat or work it out. i played in 3 soccer games this weekend, and scored 2 goals( the only person who scored goals on my whole team) anyway is that stupid that i should try and work off my cold by playing hard in soccer and running my daily morning mile. so my 2 questions are…..1. how are quick ways to get rid of headaches and stuffy noses.2. can you sweat out a cold by being active.I got this cold on wednesday and it is now sunday. here is i’m feeling.wed- hoarse voicethurs- hoarse voice and teeny headachefri- bad headache(ABOUT AN 8),hoarse voice, and tiredsat- felt good in the morning, but then got a headache(7) voice is getting better felt a little tired after 2nd soccer game that weekendsun- voice is super, super close to perfect, nose is as stuffy as yesterday, and headache is a 7.5is it getng btr?

A: I read this here:Nasonex is a nasal allergy spray for the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergy symptoms. Nasonex helps relieve itchy, runny noses, sneezing and congestion caused by dust mites, pet dander and tree and grass pollen. Nasonex Nasal Spray is a corticosteroid demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties. The Corticosteroids have been shown to have a wide range of effects on multiple cell types.