Does being out in cold weather make a fever worse?

Answer 1

Dry air dries out the mucous membranes in your nose and throat, making them more vulnerable to infection and reducing the rate at which they can throw off toxins and dead cells. This can occur in cold outdoor air, but is actually worse in warm, dry indoor furnace-heated air. The problem can be reduced by using a device that hydrates the air, or by wearing a scarf over the nose and mouth. Drinking more liquids than usual also helps.

No. It is often believed that colds and flu and other Infectious Diseases can be caused by or affected by cold weather, changes in temperatures, being wet outside, or having wet hair, etc. None of this is correct information.

People also often say that being cold affects your immune system so you are more susceptible to infections. This is also not correct. When this is discussed, it doesn't just mean feeling chilly or even getting "goosebumps" or shivering. Hypothermia can have negative effects on your entire body including the immune system, but just being cold is not hypothermia. When medical studies use that term, it is used to refer to a specific measurement of core body temperature much much below normal.

Hypothermia is not the same as being cold, it is a specific medical diagnosis.

The normal core body temperature is considered 98.6F (37.0 C). Our bodies easily maintain a normal and stable core body temperature in otherwise healthy people unless they suffer exposure in extreme weather. Hyopthermia is significantly different. Hypothermia facts:

• It is defined as a core body temperature that is at or below 95 F (35 C).
• Needs to be treated if body temperature goes below 95 F (35 C).
• Becomes life threatening below body temperatures of 90 F (32.2 C).
• Affects motor coordination through impact to the nervous system at 95 F.
• When the body temperature drops that low, at the start of a hypothermic condition, symptoms can include intense uncontrollable shaking and shivering, then if your body continues to get colder, the shivering stops when the core temperature gets between 90 F and 86 F.
• It causes heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure to rise during the first stages of hypothermia as your body tries to increase metabolism and warm itself, but these vital signs fall once the temperature gets 90°F (32.2°C).
• Creates coma at below 86 F.
• Heart rate becomes very irregular below 82 F and death can soon follow.

The term is not used just to mean that someone felt cold out in cold weather.

Answer 2

No. It is often believed that colds and flu and other infectious diseases can be caused by or affected by cold weather, changes in temperatures, being wet outside, or having wet hair, etc. None of this is correct information.

People also often say that being cold affects your immune system so you are more susceptible to infections. This is also not correct. When this is discussed, it doesn't just mean feeling chilly or even getting "goosebumps" or shivering. Hypothermia can have negative effects on your entire body including the immune system, but just being cold is not hypothermia. When medical studies use that term, it is used to refer to a specific measurement of core body temperature much much below normal.

Hypothermia is not the same as being cold, it is a specific medical diagnosis.

The normal core body temperature is considered 98.6F (37.0 C). Our bodies easily maintain a normal and stable core body temperature in otherwise healthy people unless they suffer exposure in extreme weather. Hyopthermia is significantly different. Hypothermia facts:

• It is defined as a core body temperature that is at or below 95 F (35 C).
• Needs to be treated if body temperature goes below 95 F (35 C).
• Becomes life threatening below body temperatures of 90 F (32.2 C).
• Affects motor coordination through impact to the nervous system at 95 F.
• When the body temperature drops that low, at the start of a hypothermic condition, symptoms can include intense uncontrollable shaking and shivering, then if your body continues to get colder, the shivering stops when the core temperature gets between 90 F and 86 F.
• It causes heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure to rise during the first stages of hypothermia as your body tries to increase metabolism and warm itself, but these vital signs fall once the temperature gets 90°F (32.2°C).
• Creates coma at below 86 F.
• Heart rate becomes very irregular below 82 F and death can soon follow.

The term is not used just to mean that someone felt cold.

Answer 3

Yes, it is possible because when your body is exposed to cold, your immune system eventually weakens. If you are sick and still out in the cold, your already hurt immune system will weaken even more, making the cold more severe.

Answer 4

When you are sick and have a flu your body needs more energy to fight the cold/flu. Do not exhaust yourself by going outside in bad weather, it can make you feel worse. When feeling ill it is best to stay inside and rest and allow your immune system time to regain strength.

Answer 5

No, just going out into cold weather does not cause a cold.

Going out in cold weather doesn't cause the common cold. The reason more people have colds and flu in the Winter months is because we are inside more and exposed to the germs more frequently. Avoid contact with people who appear to be sick and always wash hands to lessen your chance of exposure.

Answer 6

well usually when you go to the beach you get hot. so if you are cold, you will get hot :]

Answer 7

no