Can being cold increase your chance of getting sick?

Subject: Can being cold increase your chance of getting sick?

Date: Tue Aug 31 11:21:17 1999
Posted by L. Darroch
Grade level: nonaligned School: McGill University
City: Montreal State/Province: Quebec Country: Canada
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 936112877.Me

Message:


"Put your hat and scarf on or you'll catch a cold!" say mothers throughout 
time. Is this an "old wives tale", or can being underdressed contribute to 
illness in the winter? Apart from frostbite, being cold doesn't have any 
lasting physical effects after you've warmed up, right?

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