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Why does stress heighten vulnerability to bacterial and viral infections?
Stress breaks down your immune system. Stress makes it harder to fight infections, colds, headaches etc
Kids between 3 and 12 shouldn't take aspirin for colds because?
Kids between 3 and 12 shouldn't take aspirin for colds because?
Can stress prolong a head cold?
Yes, most definitely, like they say, "healthy mind, healthy body", they go hand in hand. The more stress you have in your life, the more susceptible you are to colds, flu and other diseases.
Are you more likely to get colds when pregnant?
Yes in fact. The body is more likely to catch infections when it is down or at stress. Being pregnant is putting the body under stress in a number of ways.
Is Clavamox effective for Cat Colds. Is a Cat Cold a bacterial or viral infection?
There's quite a bit of help and information about the difference between cat colds and cat flu at www.CatFlu.biz
If a child is asthmatic and gets cold and wet during an outdoor physical education lesson can this cause a cold and chest cough?
Any kind of stress can make you more susceptible to infection. If you get cold and wet, especially during physical excercise, that's stress. If your asthma flares up, that's stress. But none of these actually give you a cold; they just make it easier to get one. Colds and Flu are typically a virus, but occassionaly misdiagnosed bacteria get called a "cold" too. Most commonly, you get these from contact with other people who have colds.
Why do Students often get a cold or suffer from some other virus right after finals?
Stress from finals can have a great affect on your immune system. When your immune system is suppressed colds can be frequent.
Does eating jelly give toddlers colds?
No, Colds are caused by a virus.
Can you catch a cold from a change in temperature?
No. You don't get colds from the temperature. You get colds from viruses.
B12 for colds?
Yes, vitamin B12 is the home remedy for the colds.
Can you catch a cold from being out in the rain?
No, neither cold nor rain cause colds, but a virus does. There is no relationship between cold and the common cold. It is an old belief from before people knew about germs since most colds came at the same time as the colder weather. See the related questions for more details about this subject.
What can make you more susceptible to colds. My son has now got his fourth cold in as many months?
Exposure to lots of people, stress, unhygienic behaviour such as not washing hands. However, if your son is still young, his immune system is still building itself up. As long as his colds are not endangering his health or life, they will help in strengthening his immune system.
