Terry Tyler
EF5
i looked for a related thread, but couldent seem to find one...
last night led me to another weather question, and its something people down here believe very strongly in...
im sure i know the answer, but after being told so many times that "i dont know what im talking about" i decided i would put the nail in the coffin, and ask the professionals...that way, they can come see here in black and white the true answer to this one question...
people out here believe that when its "cold" outside, you catch a "cold"...
i tell em its is a common weather myth...pathogenic growth is severely effected below 50 degrees fahrenheit...i tell em that you would be more likely to catch a cold when its 80 degrees outside then when its 32...50-150 degrees is where the bacteria and other living organisms thrive...any colder or hotter could be fatal for the pathogens...
am i saying that the weather does not advect all these bacterias around the country?
no i am not...the weather can MOVE them around, but thats about it...it does not physically cause you to "catch a cold"...the REAL cause to all the flu outbreaks is not so much the weather, but the way people REACT to the weather...staying cooped up in-doors, staying inside closed facilities such as a place of employment or a school or office would bring your risk factor even higher...
because, in my belief...you get sick from the viruses that are ingested into your body...so if your in a room with two or three carriers who are continually blowing contaminable contaminants into the air, your chances of getting infected inside are much higher then getting infected by breathing fridged air...
last night led me to another weather question, and its something people down here believe very strongly in...
im sure i know the answer, but after being told so many times that "i dont know what im talking about" i decided i would put the nail in the coffin, and ask the professionals...that way, they can come see here in black and white the true answer to this one question...
people out here believe that when its "cold" outside, you catch a "cold"...
i tell em its is a common weather myth...pathogenic growth is severely effected below 50 degrees fahrenheit...i tell em that you would be more likely to catch a cold when its 80 degrees outside then when its 32...50-150 degrees is where the bacteria and other living organisms thrive...any colder or hotter could be fatal for the pathogens...
am i saying that the weather does not advect all these bacterias around the country?
no i am not...the weather can MOVE them around, but thats about it...it does not physically cause you to "catch a cold"...the REAL cause to all the flu outbreaks is not so much the weather, but the way people REACT to the weather...staying cooped up in-doors, staying inside closed facilities such as a place of employment or a school or office would bring your risk factor even higher...
because, in my belief...you get sick from the viruses that are ingested into your body...so if your in a room with two or three carriers who are continually blowing contaminable contaminants into the air, your chances of getting infected inside are much higher then getting infected by breathing fridged air...
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