Does getting wet in the rain make you catch a cold?

@pitstop (13810)
Australia
October 26, 2018 2:12am CST
I've never figured out why many people believe that getting wet in the rain will make them catch a cold and cough and make them sick. Is it true? If so why does it do that,?
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
26 Oct 18
The common cold is caused by a virus, not by the weather. However, one could imagine a circumstance in which the two might be linked - a sudden shower causes people to gather together in the same shelter, or crowd onto a bus instead of walking, and the virus can then spread more easily.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
I've heard that explanation. It does not explain why anyone walking through a downpour alone gets a cold. I've heard people who swear it was the downpour that caused it!!
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
26 Oct 18
@pitstop Might it be the case that the person already had the virus but the cold rain accelerated its development into a full-blown cold?
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• Nigeria
26 Oct 18
This makes sense.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
26 Oct 18
I believe it because I have colds now.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
27 Oct 18
Get better soon. Did you get wet in the rain?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Oct 18
@pitstop Yes, after my Dialysis, while we are going home the rain started.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Oct 18
it really depends on different things. I would think your immune system may have something to do with it for sure.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
There are others who have said the same. Maybe some immune boosters could be in order during monsoon season.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
26 Oct 18
I am not sure if this is act or fiction.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
The opinion seems quite varied among others too.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
26 Oct 18
I am used to get wet by the rain and then I will take a shower in full at home. I don't know my mother said so that I will not get sick
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
I've heard that showering after a rain is good.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
28 Oct 18
@pitstop yeah it was from our old old family doctor. with the reason I forgot.
• Philippines
26 Oct 18
For me, yes. Because I have weak immune system
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
27 Oct 18
How can you strengthen the immune system?
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• Philippines
27 Oct 18
@pitstop Eat the right kinds of food, take multivitamins, etc.
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
26 Oct 18
For me, it happens esp whenever there is sudden change in weather. Like hot in the morning followed by drenching in the rain in the evening
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
How long does your cold last?
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
26 Oct 18
I see a lot of people get affected by this but not me
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
You are lucky.
@debjani1 (7202)
26 Oct 18
Some people may catch cold and cough after getting wet in the rain. Apply some mustard oil with garlic relief you from that.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
Interesting suggestion.
@Nercie (231)
• Naga City, Philippines
26 Oct 18
it's because of the virus that we catch a cold from getting wet in the rain.
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@pitstop (13810)
• Australia
26 Oct 18
Does the virus love the rain?