Like if you finish taking a shower without drying your hair...can that make you sick?
2006-10-15 07:28:49 · 24 answers · asked by bowlerdudeca 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Actually yes and no.
The act of having hair wet/cold is not going to make you sick.
However, if your body is struggling to get your core temperature back to 98.6 constantly it produces stress on the whole body.
This includes the immune system. Therefore, your body is now more succeptable to become ill if exposed to pathogens that cause illness, more so than if you were at a comfortable temperature.
Most of our body heat is lost through the head.
2006-10-15 07:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Going Outside With Wet Hair
2016-11-10 07:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by mickelson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I happen to agree with you. Sore throats and colds come from a viral infection. It is possible that you contacted something in the 'city', because it is like you say, full of germs and viruses. Why do you go to sleep with a wet head, anyway? Doesn't that make your hair weird the next day? (Not to mention, you get sick,too) If I were you, I'd shower in the morning, and blow my hair dry before leaving the house. This way your mom doesn't have to worry AND your health may be better for it, who knows? Then everyone wins!
2016-03-17 04:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, I have been outside with my hair wet many times in the winter when I was growing up. My hair would freeze but I never got sick.
2006-10-15 07:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by sparklingsapphireeyes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the weather is cold and you go outside with wet hair you will get sick
2006-10-15 07:31:21 · answer #5 · answered by Billy T 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, that is a myth. Being cold won't give you a cold. Viruses and germs can. I have been through many -30 winters in Canada. I rarely get sick in Winter.
2006-10-15 07:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not neccesarily it depends if you have long hair and its cold outside and you decide to leave with wet hair then your more susceptible to catch a cold
2006-10-15 07:37:30 · answer #7 · answered by kidblunted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you go outside on a cold day you do increase your susceptibility to a cold.
2006-10-15 07:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. going out in the cold with wet hair. It can cause you to develop pneumonia. and pleurosy.Especially if your lungs are weak to begin with.
2006-10-15 07:33:59 · answer #9 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IF ITS COLD OUTSIDE AND YOUR HAIR IS WET YES YOU WILL GET SICK
2006-10-15 07:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by SKY 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋