If so, how so?
2007-01-14 01:10:13 · 11 answers · asked by . 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
dry air dries out nasal passages. mucous in nose is defensive measure. less mucous means less defense to keep out germs.
2007-01-14 01:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by MINDNOVA 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I hope this is somewhat relevant :o)
The most common cold weather related injury and illness are hypothermia and frostbite.
In cold temperatures you begin to lose heat faster than you can produce it. Prolonged exposure to cold may result in hypothermia, or abnormally low body temperature. Body temperatures that drop too low affect the brain an make it difficult to think clearly or move quickly. Hypothermia is dangerous because you may not know it's occuring until it's too late.
Hypothermia is more likely at very cold temperatures, but can occur even at cool temperatures (above 40°F) if a person becomes chilled from rain, sweat, or submersion in cold water.
Victims of hypothermia are most often elderly or babies and those outside for long periods of time.
2007-01-14 01:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by splat626 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, what happens is that during cold weather people congrugate indoors, turn their heat up, which dries out the air, then in turn dries out their nasal passages, making them more susceptible to all the germs now within very close proximaty.
2007-01-14 01:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sexy_Bunny 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Its those nasty germs that make us sick, not cold weather.
2007-01-14 01:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by luckylindy0 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I get chills, and a headache. That's from being cold
at work, and I work inside. They make me sick, they're
always hot.
2007-01-14 01:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the people who living in cold place they used for itbut generally yes it can make us sick.
2007-01-14 01:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by kickers 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, germs make you sick
2007-01-14 01:12:01 · answer #7 · answered by Militant Agnostic 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well u can get sick from the cold because your amune symstem is lower, therefore you are more capable of catching germs and getting sick!
2007-01-14 01:13:48 · answer #8 · answered by babigurl 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
yes it does. cuz the cold air gets into ur lungs and ur lungs can't handle all that cold air and it goes through ur whole body.
2007-01-14 01:12:34 · answer #9 · answered by stefstudy 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
no....germs make you sick
2007-01-14 01:11:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋