How can do people catch colds

･ 1 Find an area experiencing cold weather. (For some it may just be outisde, but for those in warmer parts… ･ 2 Put on clothes that you would usually wear in warm weather. (t-shirt, sandals, shorts, etc) ･ 3 Ignore the chill ･ 4 Go out…

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Catching a Cold While some people think you catch a cold by being in the cold too much, colds are actually caused by a virus. It’s not being in the cold that causes a cold, but being exposed to enough of the virus that you get a cold.

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Whether it’s cold or not, the rhinovirus is airborne and can be contracted when you touch something when the germs are on it and it enters your system via eyes, nose or mouth. You can breath it in so we cover our mouths when sneezing and co…

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Related Questions Answered on Y!Answers

if people catch colds/flu from other people, where did the other people get the cold/flu from?

Q: Where exactly and how does a cold/flu originate? Dont just say people catch it from other people.

A: the virus is in the air around you 24 hrs 365 days a yearjust when your immune system is weak due to any reason you catch the cold or flu

How come pets cannot catch “people” colds?

Q: I’ve had a terrible cold for the past 2 weeks. I cough and sneeze all over my dogs, but they don’t get sick? I’m glad for this, but am wondering why dogs can’t catch human colds?

A: That is a good question as mentioned before. I can give you a simplified scientific answer based on what I learned in school. Viruses have a proteins that bind to certains cells in the body and in some cases these proteins’ bindings sites are specific in each species. For example dogs can’t catch the cold virus from us because we they don’t have the appropriate binding sites that are needed to allow the virus to bind to cells in the body which is needed to allow the virus to replicate. What makes the flu virus different from many viruses is that it has the ability mutate these proteins until it is able to bind to cell in a different species. That is why there are cases of people with avian flu

Why do people seem to catch colds etc. as soon as the weather gets cold?

Q: Are people catching colds at the same time and at the same rate in a warm part of the country (say Florida vs New york) or is it more where its getting cold?

A: The flu and colds are more common in the winter months because that is when the viruses spread across the country. It has nothing to do with being outside in cold weather.