Why do people say it’s easier to get sick in the cold, or to put on a jacket to avoid catching a cold? Is this true?

Question

Why do people say it’s easier to get sick in the cold, or to put on a jacket to avoid catching a cold? Is this true?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Colds are due to a virus not because of the temperature. It’s a commonly believed myth that you can get a disease just from the cold air. You can get hypothermia and be more susceptible to bacteria or a virus perhaps but the virus has to be present before you can catch it.