Cold does not cause the common cold

Centuries of research has not shown that a decrease of body temperature is a cause for the common cold, even though mums all over the world still tell their children to wear a jacket, cause they would catch a cold otherwise. So what does cause the common cold? It is caused by viruses. There are literaly hundreds of viruses that cause the symptoms of a common cold. The idea the the common cold is cause by the cold is because most people get it during the fall and the winter. But this is because people are huddled together inside and they can contaminate each other more easily. So you can only prevent catching a cold by living like a hermit.

The virus that causes the common cold causes an infection of the mucus membrane of the nose, throat and nasal cavities. On average an adult catches a cold 2 to 5 times per year and children about 6 to 10 times. Luckily a common cold goes away by itself.

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