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Well this winter has been miserable for me. Got the flu on Thanksgiving and then bronchitis really bad that I still am recovering from somewhat, and still have some breathing issues because of it. I live in SE Michigan and the polar vortex hit us pretty badly but even before then the air has generally been so dry and horrible. Took forever for the first snowfall. "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Well, this winter has been "It's not the cold, it's the crappy dry air." But it's also the cold, especially the past two weeks. I ended up buying a humidifier which has helped. Never had one before but I got it a little too late. Really needed to have this thing running in November, but didn't get it until the very end of December.
I has a question though. Do people in areas with let's say, winter highs that don't really drop below 50 F/lows that are around maybe 30-40ish, or basic humid subtropical climates, can you guys still get the cold/flu in winter really badly? Sorry if this question is really naive or stupid, I am just wondering as I don't get to travel much. I got the flu before but it was never this bad, it was just particularly viscous this year.
Germs and viruses cause disease, not temperature. Sometimes cold temps impact the spread of something if it means more people are crowded together but that's it. Temperature may make it harder to breathe (hot OR cold) if you have lung problems but again, that has nothing to do with colds or viruses being caused by temps.
Yes. In fact, Singapore has two flu seasons each year.
Beat me to it.
I had a cold about a month ago and I was wondering the same thing as the OP,
so I googled asking if colds and flu are just mainly
a colder climate thing ....and Singapore came up....a person living there mentioned
he gets colds a lot and sometimes flu too. In a very hot tropical climate.
I got a little bit sick when I visited Palo Alto, California in December. Then I visited Yellowknife and Chicago in January during well-below-zero (F) spells of Arctic cold, and I was healthy as a horse each time.
That's just anecdotal evidence and obviously not a scientific response, but it illustrates the phenomenon that intuition is complete and utter BS when it comes to getting sick in winter. Just get your flu shot in October and eat/sleep/exercise well. Also have a tendency to avoid crowds afap.
Well this winter has been miserable for me. Got the flu on Thanksgiving and then bronchitis really bad that I still am recovering from somewhat, and still have some breathing issues because of it. I live in SE Michigan and the polar vortex hit us pretty badly but even before then the air has generally been so dry and horrible. Took forever for the first snowfall. "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Well, this winter has been "It's not the cold, it's the crappy dry air." But it's also the cold, especially the past two weeks. I ended up buying a humidifier which has helped. Never had one before but I got it a little too late. Really needed to have this thing running in November, but didn't get it until the very end of December.
I has a question though. Do people in areas with let's say, winter highs that don't really drop below 50 F/lows that are around maybe 30-40ish, or basic humid subtropical climates, can you guys still get the cold/flu in winter really badly? Sorry if this question is really naive or stupid, I am just wondering as I don't get to travel much. I got the flu before but it was never this bad, it was just particularly viscous this year.
I am in Florida and I got the flu at the beginning of December. I hadn't had the flu in 20+ years.
Weather has nothing to do with getting sick rick. Smoking can make peeps get sick more easy. I have been lucky all my life.
The question the OP posted was concerning "bad colds/chest colds/flu"
I must say that I smoke and rarely get chest colds or the flue. A lot less often than hubby or friends that don't smoke. I am very careful to avoid coming into contact with sick people and wash my hands often (but not to the point of being anal about it) Washing hands just makes sense to prevent the spread of germs.
I'll agree that smoking causes more disease and health problems otherwise, but as far as targeting it for causing worse colds and flues, nope, not in my case.
You can't "catch" a cold from being in the cold. It is spread ONLY by human contact (or transmitted in the air) or contact with something a human with the germ has touched.
People who live in cold climates tend to get more colds and flues because they live inside most of the time and are in contact with more sick people inside.
I had a cold about a month ago and I was wondering the same thing as the OP,
so I googled asking if colds and flu are just mainly
a colder climate thing ....and Singapore came up....a person living there mentioned
he gets colds a lot and sometimes flu too. In a very hot tropical climate.
Singapore is HIGHLY populated. Doesn't matter the climate. The spread of germs from person to person in a highly populated area is much more likely.
Also, I wonder if the people of Singapore are careful to wash their hands after being in contact with people or before they prepare food? I would tend to think they do, but some people ignore that simple method of prevention.
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