Why is it called a cold? Do you get it from being in the cold and if not why do people think so?
365254
Cold sores are actually caused by a virus that usually stays inactive in your body but sort of takes over in times of stress - such as when you are sick, get too much sun, have difficult things happening in your life, etc. Once you have the cold sore virus in your body it is always there - you can't actually get rid of it, but you can certainly get it under excellent control. There are no over the counter meds that work for cold sores. Stuff that you put on the cold sore may help with the soreness and pain, but most of it doesn't actually attack the virus itself. You need a prescription med called Valtrex. It is a big blue pill. Valtrex is actually prescribed for genital herpes, but the cold sore virus is from the same family, and Valtrex stops a cold sore in its tracks. Valtrex attacks the virus itself, not just the symptoms. Since I first took Valtrex about five years ago, I have rarely had a cold sore, and never had one develop fully. You take Valtrex for only a couple of days when you first feel the tingle of a cold sore starting.
299068
I believe you're asking if getting caught in the rain can make you catch a cold or otherwise get sick.  The answer is no. You'd have to catch a virus to get sick. I was just watching that myth get debunked on a TV show called "Dr. Know." He took two healthy males, dipped their heads in water, and then had them sit in a walk-in freezer for about 45 min. Afterwards, their hair was frosty and the guys were very cold, but they had no running noses or anything yet. He checked back on them a full week later. Nothing. Other people who were briefly exposed to a virus became sick. I was surprised. I was always taught that getting caught in the rain or going outside in the winter w/ freshly-washed, wet hair made people sick.
40940
Colds are caught when a virus that our bodies aren't used to enter our immune system. If the immune system can't fight it off, your body lets it take it's course, but at the same time fights all the germs that it can handle until there is nothing left of the virus. You never catch the same virus though.
1088830
A recent study confirmed your theory.\n\nIt is particularly the case when the feet or hads are cold.\n\nOf course, like someone said, it is not the coldness alone which makes you ill, but, like you said, your "resistance" is somehow lowered (I think it is that the immune response is slower) and that makes you more vulnerable to any pathogen.
190210
A cold is an infectious disease...
1065331
WEEELLLLL.... yeah, I suppose if the sin you committed brought you close to someone who had a cold... but that's a very immediate application of the statement.\n\nOne could argue that things like the common cold were brought in to the world by acts of sin, thus "you got the cold from sin" could bear true.\n\nThis one, I think we'll have to watch the videotape when we get to Heaven to figure out!
617126
a cold is a virus that goes to your throat. there, it injects it's DNA into your cells, which start producing more viruses. when they are complete, the cell explodes, letting the new virus multiply as well. thier goal is overrun your entire body for survival. the coughing is caused by the fragments of the exploded cells which collect in your throat. your body coughs to expel these particles.
1145466
not if you have a cold. i have a cold and it's awful...........plus when your conjested don't excersise........you need to breathe right
57695
It's a myth, a cold is only a viral disease, and can only be picked up from other people, not wet hair.
899853
Yes, you burn calories in cold weather because your body is burning energy in an effort to keep your body temperature elevated.  Just like when you exercise in extremely hot temperatures you sweat a lot, that's your body's way of cooling itself down.
536295
I have certainly gone through a few 'dry spells' although I wouldn't say I got 'frigid'. I have absolutely gotten the 'cold shoulder' and many times have been 'frozen out' of a situation. Hmm...HEAT? Certainly I've a gone through a 'thaw' or two, enjoyed the 'warmth' of spring and I have been know to 'fire up the furnace' and 'stoke the engines' and 'set the place ablaze' on occasion.
3439
The sinus inside the nose builds up from the lack of warm oxygen. Thus, when you are in a cold area, you feel the clogging of your nose and eventually you will have snot.\n\nIf your nose is runny,\nAnd you think its funny,\nWell, it's snot.\n\n- ICE, Gaylord Palms FL
301082
no to both a/b because when your body is sweating and after it is sweating, the cold air will cause your body to experience a sudden temperature change. so you will probably catch a cold.
853193
well, I can speak for "cold"  \n\nIt comes from the root of the word, which is actually "cold condition."\n\nOne catches a "cold condition" rather than "catches cold condition"
1031711
Your body is an engine which continuously produces heat, so it needs to stay in an environment cooler than itself to stay comfortable. \n\nEnergy flows from high to low (or in this case warm to cold), and there are ideal temperatures for your body to operate at. If it's too warm outside then your body can not cool itself as efficiently, so it is uncomfortable. On the other hand, if it's too cold then your body is giving off more heat to the environment than it can generate to keep comfortable. For many people this "ideal" temperature (room temperature) is about 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit, but based on a persons ability to generate heat and their circulation, this value will change.
616073
Superstition. Science is blasphemy, so superstition wins out. \n\nActually they believe it because: 1) it is named a COLD, and 2) we get them more in cold weather.\n\nMost people don't understand that cold weather lowers resistance and dries the mucus membranes, which filter dust and viruses. Therefore, we are more susceptible to disease.
200818
Do you live in a really cold climate?