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Yes.
First of all, you can keep your body warm even if your feet are bare. The body is most concerned with keeping its core warm -head & upper body. That's where all your vital organs are. So if your temperature starts dropping there, the blood supply to your extremeties is restricted to conserve heat -you'll get cold feet & fingers. 'See, you should wear shoes!' people will say. But if you put on a heavy jacket, and cover your head, your body will have plenty of heat. So the circulation keeps going strong, and the blood serves as a sort of central heating system, keeping your feet warm while your actual body/core temperature does *not* drop.
It is this *core* temperature that is important in whether you'll be more susceptible to colds or not. I originally had this listed further down & in far less detail, however recently (fall 2005) some research was published that I feel I need to mention. The researchers chilled test subjects by immersing their feet in cold water, but measured their body temperature at the tip of their noses. When their *body* temperature had dropped, they were more likely to catch a cold.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes, of course you can.
Colds and Flu's are a virus. If you could get sick every time you go out in the cold, including barefoot. Then people who lived in cold climates would be constantly sick. I grew up in Maine and I couldn't tell you how many times my grandmother would say your gonna get sick coming in and out of the cold. Wrong! In fact I hardly ever got sick growing up. I went outside in below zero temperatures, played in the snow with and without proper clothing, feet and body getting soaking wet from the snow. You name it. I even fell waist deep in a frozen river, I was only in for a couple of seconds, but it was long enough for my pants to freeze solid on the way home. Hypothermia may have been a concern, but I never got sick. If that is not going to do it, I doubt going barefoot outside in the cold will do it. The cold and Flu virus is spread from contact. But the main thing to remember is it's a virus.
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∙ 13y agoOnly if the floor is filthy and you have open sores on your feet. This is an old wives tale.
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No, you can't catch a virus from being cold contrary to popular belief.
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∙ 10y agoYou might get bumps in your mouth
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∙ 10y agoyes you can
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Can you get sick going outside in the cold?
you might get sick, but cold has nothing to do with it.
Can going barefoot before the weather is warm make you sick?
No, going barefoot does not make you sick. Quite the opposite. It stimulates the immune system.
Can you get sick from getting cold outside?
No, you cannot.
How did Martin Luther King Jr. get sick?
By being outside when it was cold out.
How long should you wait to go outside into the cold after a shower?
I always thought since a kid you wait an hour before going outside after taking a bath or shower.
Is it true that going outside with wet hair wh?
i am not sure what the question is but i can assume that you were asking if you go outside with wet hair can you get sick. the answer is no you cannot.
Will going outside make your cold worse?
No, only if you go without clothes that keep you warm 9protected from the cold). It is good to go outside if you are sick. remember when you stay the whole time in a space, room. Then you ar ebreathing. and everytime you breath out, the bacteria go in to the air of the room. And after a while the room is full of bacterie. but if you go outside, you get fresh air. and this fresh air , cleans youre longes.
Can you collect unemployment because of a cold?
No because nobody is going to fire you because you have a cold. You have to be totally out of work to collect unemployment and not just out sick.
Can you get sick from touching outside snails?
No you can't get sick from touching outside snails.
How can you get a cold virus if you go outside on the cold without a coat?
No, you CAN'T can't catch a cold from being outside without a coat in cold weather. It might give you a better chance of catching a virus but will not automatticaly give you a cold. No, you CAN'T can't catch a cold from being outside without a coat in cold weather. It might give you a better chance of catching a virus but will not automatticaly give you a cold.
Why do you get sick when you play in the rain?
you don't- if your immune system is down and you happen to go outside in less them warm clothes you can catch a cold-
Can a chicken get sick from not going outside for a week?
As long as they are getting as much natural lightas they want, and the area they are kept in is cool/well ventilated/clean/plenty of space, then no - they will not get sick.
