why when you have a cold do you sometimes get really shivery?

Answer 1

The virus is in all sorts of cells in your body. That includes nerve cells. Because of the interference from the virus, nerve functions will be disturbed. When your sensory nerves give an unexpected 'heat' signal, you don't notice so much, but when you suddenly feel cold, that catches your attention.

The virus can also affect your balance and sense of touch, as well as the signals going to your muscles. That's why it can be dangerous to exercise hard when you have a cold; the signals controlling your heart rhythm can be disrupted, which isn't dangerous while you're taking it easy, but can be fatal when your oxygen demand is high.

Paracetamol can reduce 'chills', because it 'turns down the volume' of all sorts of nerve signals, not just pain.

Answer 2

If you are running a temperature then you are likely to feel shivery.

Answer 3

shivering is the bodies response to cold around the body the skin senses the cold and starts to shiver shivering is rapid muscle contractions under the skin and increases heat to the body and may then cause you to sweat and as the old wives tales go "sweat the cold out of you "

Answer 4

Our body has a 'themostat' which is set between 35.5'c - 36.2'c.

And when you get the flu or a cold - for example, your body 'thermostat' becomes higher to try and fight the virus ( for exampl 37.5'c) so your body shivers to try and get to that temperature. ( continuous movements make us warm)

And then when the virus is clear or clearing are body 'thermostat' lowers and becomes what it is normally is (example 35.7 ) and then has to sweat to try and cool down to it original temperature!

Can you tell i've just completed a course!!

Answer 5

You could possibly have a fever at that time. Your body's immune system is working to fight the cold & a fever is it's response

Answer 6

It's something to do with your immune system thinking you're cold when your'e not

Answer 7

to warm yourself up.