if you go outside with wet hair will you really catch a cold?

Answer 1

Not unless you are exposed to infection then there is just a slight chance that you will be more receptive.

Answer 2

There's a bit of truth in this. Colds are caused by viruses and if your body is cold and you are exposed to a virus, the virus could get a hold, as it would if you were tired, run down etc etc.
Depends on whether or not there's someone around with a cold when you've got wet hair!

Answer 3

It might. As stated before, you live in a constant state of exposure to viruses, bacteria and fungi. Whether these things have any effect upon you depends on how your immune system is acting. If you are tired or cold or stressed (in the technical sense of "deviation from biological norms"), your body has to work harder. If you're tired, your brain gets more attention and energy. If you are cold, your skin and blood get more attention and energy. Anything that takes more energy to run has to take that energy away from other systems, for example, your immune system. If your immune system isn't functioning at peak levels, you are more susceptible to falling prey to the many cold and flu viruses that are out there, and which you probably have a few of floating around in your body right now. The thing is your immune system is normally keeping all these invaders in check.
So bottom line, it is a wives tale, but there may be a seed of truth to it.

Answer 4

You can only catch a cold from a virus i.e. flu or bacteria i.e. common cold, the temperature of cold weather can do nothing to you except cool you down. If it snows the freezing temperatures actually kill a lot of bugs so no you wont catch your death if you go outside with wet hair.

Answer 5

Its nothing to do with free radicals, the cold is caused by a virus... So going out with wet hair wont give you the cold, athough the cold may be detrimental to your immune system, making u more susceptible to the virus, allowing it to take over and then u get the symptoms.

Answer 6

It kinda depends. The cold virus thrives in cold temperatures. Hence the name. But anyway if it is really cold outside and you stay too long, you are prone to getting a cold, if it is just to get the mail or something that takes less than atmost 2minutes you will be fine.

Answer 7

No. A cold comes from a virus, not the cold, or wet hair.

Answer 8

I say yes, but only to be different from the rest even though we all know you catch a cold from someone else. I say good day and anything is possible, be careful and wash those hands.

Answer 9

Germs called free-radicals cause colds.

Germs that wouldn't normally make you sick, can make you sick when you immune system gets weaker.
Like not eating much that week, not sleeping enough, and/or things like being exposed to the cold for to long.

So I guess, having wet hair at night or when it's cold, can make you sick.

Answer 10

a chilly is from a pandemic and going outdoors bare and moist can no longer provide you a chilly, to get a chilly you need to come back in touch with somebody who has the virus and remains contagious. that is not any longer a super thought to pass out into the chilly climate such as your hair moist, yet a chilly isn't what you will get. All you may confirm of having in case you pass outdoors interior the chilly with moist hair is 10 dummy factors.

Answer 11

No, a cold is a virus.

Have a look at this site:
http://www.commoncold.org/index.htm

It debunks a lot of other common myths surrounding the common cold.