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?
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Not exactly. From what I know, it’s less likely to get a cold from being outside during the winter. Less people, more space, less chance for the common cold to spread. But being in low temperature can temporarily impair your immune system, so if you do encounter the common cold, you’ll most likely get sick. From what I’ve read (don’t remember source or whether it was reliable), the reason people get colds during the winter is because they stay more inside, and therefore they are closer to each other than if they are outside.
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