What happens to your heart rate when you have a cold?

Answer 1

yes it slows down. . .

i think. . .

this is incorrect...

Your HR becomes much faster. It pumps more blood (white blood cells which help fight bacteria and viruses) to your body ina shorter period of time so that you can have a faster recovery.

Basically its trying to compensate and work harder to make you healthier

Answer 2

It speeds up to get more blood around the body faster. During a cold anti-bodies are relased into the blood streem so the heart speeds up to pump these anti-bodies around within the blood

Answer 3

Actually, when you're first cold your heart rate increases. This is because the muscles are trying to get rid of the cold. This can cause shivering. The muscles get blood flowing because they require more blood pressure, so that means that the rest of your body needs blood. This is how the heart rate speeds up.

However, if you stand in the cold too long, the body realizes that your not getting any warmer, so it stops working hard. The blood rate lowers beneath the regular rate because the heart worked hard trying to keep you warm.

Answer 4

Doesn't for me. The only way to make your heart rate go up is to engage in vigorous exercise.

Your body's reaction to cold or heat is governed by the Hypothalmus Gland located in the brain. The Hypothalamus is programmed to preserve the warmth of the body core (brain, heart, central nervous system, liver, kidneys, etc). It will keep the heart rate low to keep warm blood in the core from being sent to the cooler extremeties. It will initiate shivering in your torso muscles to generate heat there. Your Hypothalamus will cruelly allow your fingers and toes and arms and legs to freeze solid in order to protect the body core.

Answer 5

Yes, Illness does effect your heart rate and makes it speed up.

Answer 6

Yes it does