Can you get sick from falling into freezing water?

Answer 1

You can get sick from exposure to the cold, including cold water, that causes hypothermia or frostbite, etc. but this would take extremely cold water and a long exposure. Just being cold does not cause a cold.

Answer 2

It is really depends on the condition/environment/situation that you are in. Situations that will increase your chances of getting cold or flu: - Swimming too close to a person with cold or flu. - Cold weather while swimming - Never consume vitamin C / zinc - Swimming at a very cold water - Someone sneeze at you (once or couple times) or at your food and you ate it. - Stay too long in the swimming pool - Did not get flu shot - Someone who did not wash their hands (after going to bathroom) and that person touch you or/and your food and you ate it. Lots of possibilities.

Answer 3

It could make you uncomfortable and maybe cause some muscle and joint soreness, but you will not get an infectious disease like a cold or the flu from that alone, it takes viruses to cause colds and flu.

Answer 4

Not unless you are exposed to water so cold it causes hypothermia (highly unlikely from a cold shower).

Answer 5

Yes, it is called hypothermia.