What is the common cold and why do we get more when it’s cold outside?

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Why do more people get it around the time when it gets cold? I can tell from personal experience I get cold symptoms when i don’t dress properly when it’s getting colder, or if I spend too much time in a room with AC in the summer. But it’s caused by a virus. What does the temperature have to do with the cold virus?

Also, is the virus wasn’t present would it be possible for us to spend time in cold weather without getting sick?

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Only getting sick in the cold is a myth. The common cold can be caught at any time of the year.

I live on an island with tropical weather around 85 degrees Fahrenheit year round. Still get sick from time to time.

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