2006-11-02 21:32:31 · 13 answers · asked by deli_cate2 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
The Respiratory tract is vulnerable to dessication.
To prevent dessication, air is naturally "warmed" by the upper respiratory tract before it enters the lower tract.
During winter, the air is colder may not be sufficiently "warmed".
This dessicates the respiratory tract lining causing it to crack.
These tiny cracks allow foreign bacteria and viruses to enter and cause infection or inflammation.
2006-11-03 04:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by naike_10021980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This time of year presents plenty of opportunities for viruses to spread. Chilly weather keeps more of us indoors at the same time, and the holiday season brings together family members of all ages. Colds and flu (influenza) can occur anytime, but appear mostly in the fall and winter.
2006-11-04 10:50:08 · answer #2 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are few examples;
1 - Our cells don't adopt quickly to climate change and
this is why we are more prone to infections.
2 - Our body defence mechanism against colds takes
too long to turn on.
3- The virus that causes the cold is believed to survive only
in cold places.
That's why the only way to kill it is to drink hot liquids or have a hot bath.
2006-11-03 07:31:24 · answer #3 · answered by SUE N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason people get more sick in the winter is they don't exercise as much and your sitting more because it's cold outside. If you exercise more you won't get sick. I walk everyday and even in the winter and never catch colds.
2006-11-03 18:23:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I have a streaming cold at the moment, all together now "poor you" lol
2006-11-03 06:17:43 · answer #5 · answered by ann n 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we spend so much time indoors, we have the heating on full blast no windows open its the perfect breeding ground for germs.
2006-11-03 05:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by bez 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rain - wet hair is dead skin cells with tons of bacteria carriedwith water
cold - the body woks to hard to stay warm and the homeostasis is thrown off to open new ways for sickness
2006-11-03 05:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Emily M. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people are more cooped up together in the winter sharing germs.
2006-11-03 05:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple Question, Simple Answer - they just don't dress properly for the weather.
2006-11-03 07:28:48 · answer #9 · answered by peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are more likely to be confined inside together so the virus can spread easily.
2006-11-03 05:40:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋