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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I’ve always believed that more people get it only because if the outside is cold, then everyone will just amass in indoor places as they are heated (with little to no air circulation) where the virus can spread easier than it would in an open environment.

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