You'll catch your death! Does cold weather cause colds?

<p>There tend to be more bugs around in winter making everyone snotty and uncomfortable.</p><p>But does this mean that cold weather causes colds? Well no, viruses cause the common cold.</p><p>But, as Norman and Tegan explain, winter does set the stage for those viruses to have more moments in the spotlight.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7185637/">Understanding the symptoms of the common cold and influenza - PMC</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954611108003429">Cold temperature and low humidity are associated with increased occurrence of respiratory tract infections - ScienceDirect</a><a> </a></li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/bf00242274">Immune system of cold-exposed and cold-adapted humans | European Journal of Applied Physiology</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.1999.87.2.699?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Immune changes in humans durin...