Does the cold weather really cause the common cold?
Have you wondered why you always tend to get sick during the colder months? In this video, we will debunk this medical myth and uncover the truth behind catching the common cold. First we will give a brief overview of the immune system, explain how one catches a cold, the virus involved and further discuss the relationship between the cold weather and the common cold.
This video was created by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students: Alisha Kang, Madeline Green-Holland, Joshua Youssef and Gajuna Mathiyalagan.
Copyright McMaster University 2017
References
Atkinson SK, Sadofsky LR, Morice AH. How does rhinovirus cause the common cold cough? BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2016;3:e000118. doi:
Eccles, R. (2002). An explanation for the seasonality of acute upper respiratory tract viral infections. Acta oto-laryngologica 122, 183-191.
Foxman, E.F., Storer, J.A., Fitzgerald, M.E., Wasik, B.R., Hou, L., Zhao, H., Turner, P.E., Pyle, A.M., and Iwasaki, A. (2015). Temperature-depen
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