Monday, October 24, 2016

Why We Get Sick in Cold Weather


In short, we actually don't get sick in cold weather.

Infectious illnesses, germs make you sick, not cold weather itself.

You have to come in contact with rhinoviruses to catch a cold. And you need to be infected with influenza viruses to contract the flu.

Rhinoviruses peak in spring and fall, and influenza viruses peak in the winter.