Why do more people get sick during the winter

Why do people get sick or a cold during the Winter and Fall??

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There are a couple factors that result in this increase in sicknesses such as colds during the colder months. The cold can lower ones resistance to viruses. Another more significant factor is that ones risk for exposure to viruses is typica…

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Why do people seem to get more sick during Winter?

Q:

A: Because you spend more time indoors. It is easier for the germs and virus to spread.

Why do more people get sick during the winter than in the summer?

Q: and just to let you know it has nothing to do with the temperature

A: Good question. I think when one person gets sick, each person keeps giving it to the next person. It is harder to feel good any way when it is cold. I think maybe we let our immune systems get low and we are more susceptible to catching something.dd

Why are people so sick during the winter?

Q: If the winter is so cold in the winter why dose people still go out side?

A: I think it is just a state of mind. Germs are less likely to breed in the cold, so I think people just spend so much time assuming that they are going to get sick that eventually it just happens. You know what happens when you assume things! Ass..U..Me!