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Clarste · 2009-03-30, 02:19

I think I've heard somewhere that the body temperature weakening your immune system thing is a myth with no empirical evidence. It's pretty much made up by people who understand diseases but try to rationalize the folklore reasons for colds.

I haven't actually studied it, but assuming that people actually do statistically get more colds after being drenched or leaving the window open (you can't just assume that, although so many separate cultures associate colds with well, coldness, that it seems reasonable that it might be true), I would guess that it has to do with increased exposure. Your hands get wet and you touch doorknobs and such that have also been touched by people who got their hands wet. Presumably it's easier for virii to move in liquids (although maybe not). Leaving the window open causes air to circulate more, including air with virii. These are just guesses though.

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Clarste Human Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37	I think I've heard somewhere that the body temperature weakening your immune system thing is a myth with no empirical evidence. It's pretty much made up by people who understand diseases but try to rationalize the folklore reasons for colds. I haven't actually studied it, but assuming that people actually do statistically get more colds after being drenched or leaving the window open (you can't just assume that, although so many separate cultures associate colds with well, coldness, that it seems reasonable that it might be true), I would guess that it has to do with increased exposure. Your hands get wet and you touch doorknobs and such that have also been touched by people who got their hands wet. Presumably it's easier for virii to move in liquids (although maybe not). Leaving the window open causes air to circulate more, including air with virii. These are just guesses though.