I went out at lunch to run errands. The rain was much heavier towards the end of running my errands. I looked like a drenched rat. I am ok, now, but wandering how likely I will get sick from this fiasco! lol
Have a great week everyone! :-)
2007-03-19 05:51:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Contrary to what many people believe, cold and dampness does not cause illness. In fact, it lowers your immune system so you are more likely to catch something. You may catch a cold, so I would drink plenty of orange juice to prevent this from happening.
2007-03-19 05:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It just depends.... Did someone that had a cold or the flu run right beside you sneezing on your face or holding your hand? LOL
Really the way to catch a cold or the flu is to be exposed to GERMS.
So many people feel like if you are exposed to cold then you will get a cold. It is just nonsense.
Here is a cute short article.
Was mom wrong … about catching a cold by going outside with wet hair?
Men's Fitness, Nov, 2004 by Nate Millado
"Whether your hair's wet or not is unimportant," says internal-medicine specialist Janet O'Mahony, M.D. "You catch a cold from someone who's infected with the cold virus." Mom was probably preaching the old school of thought that equated being cold with getting a cold. But several studies put the kibosh on this pearl of non-wisdom, including one in the New England Journal of Medicine. In that study, subjects were exposed to the cold virus, then to extreme temperatures. Cold or warm, wet hair or dry hair, there was no effect on their infection rate. In fact, showering before heading out is a recommended defensive measure. "Hand-to-hand contact is a significant form of cold-virus transmission," notes O'Mahony "so you could be washing off the viruses you've come in contact with by simply shampooing your hair." Guess Mom was just never into the wet look.--NM
2007-03-19 05:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Carla R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are also exposed to a flu or cold virus you can get sick AFTER being in the rain, but not BECAUSE of being in the rain. The rain alone will not give you the flu or a cold. It can, however, cause allergies to act up in certain people. (The allergies may be associated with mold and mildew or other things in the air during a rain.) If allergies are persistent you can end up more susceptible to being infected by cold or flu bugs. If your nasal passages are raw and irritated it may allow a flu or cold bug to sneak in on you more easily.
When I was a child we often played outside in the rain- we didn't get sick from it. ;-)
2007-03-19 06:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if someone sneezes on you. A cold is caused from a virus. Being out in the rain may make you cold, chilly and wet but it will not make you sick. Make sure you wash your hands when you touch any public item i.e. door knob, elevator button, communal key board.
You may have looked funny but should be okay.
2007-03-19 05:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by Curly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you have to be exposed to the flu or cold virus in order to catch either of those. If you weren't exposed to the virus then you won't get it. You can be out in the freezing cold naked or in the rain naked and you won't catch anything if you were not exposed to the virus.
2007-03-19 05:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋