Can you get a cold from a cold?
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Good question! In this section, HealthNet will look for the answer to gnawing questions. This time: Can you get a cold from a cold?
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Many people think that you literally catch cold from drafts or winter cold, but that is, just to get straight to the point, isn't it. A cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. You get that virus 'bugged' by others.
Small droplets
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Cold viruses are able to enter the airways. Once inside, the production of new virus particles starts and then you get sick. People who are infected can easily transmit this to others by sneezing, laughing or coughing. This is because small droplets end up in the air and thus in the airways of others. Those people can also catch a cold again and that way the virus spreads further and further. But why is it that in the fall and winter, when it is colder, many more people catch a cold and have the flu? The reason is actually very simple: because there is much more people sitting inside with the windows closed and the heating on. For example, look at schools. Children play outside less. And there is much less ventilation in classrooms than in the spring and summer. When everyone is close together, the chances of virus transmission being much higher.
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Susceptible
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So you don't get a cold from the cold, but you are more susceptible to infection when you are cold. This is because your mucous membranes have a poorer blood flow in the cold and the immune system works less. The body also has to work harder in the cold to stay warm, so the resistance is not optimal. Do you also have a good question? Send us an email.
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So you don't get a cold from the cold, but you are more susceptible to infection when you are cold. This is because your mucous membranes have a poorer blood flow in the cold and the immune system therefore works less. The body also has to work harder in the cold to stay warm, so the resistance is not optimal. Do you also have a good question? Send us an email.