Rachel Vreeman
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11 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2014
last heard Jan 2014
Rachel Vreeman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Many of us think that when the weather is cold outside, we're going to be much more likely to get sick.
And that actually is not true at all.
When they test how humans do when they're exposed to either a flu virus or cold viruses, people are not any more likely to get sick.
In fact, they test this by putting cold viruses right into people's noses and then exposing them to either very cold
cold temperatures, having them wear warm clothing or not warm clothing, having them have hats on or no hats, and they see no difference in how likely you are to get sick.
The cold virus does follow a seasonal pattern.
And interestingly enough, it does not come to us in winter.
In the UK, for example, the cold virus comes most often in the spring months.
So while things like influenza and RSV are around more in December and January, the cold virus or rhinoviruses, which are what cause most colds, actually peak in the spring and fall.
Exactly.
Flu tends to be around in the winter, but the cold is not going to give you a cold and it's not going to make you any more susceptible to the flu.
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