 [ Symptoms ] having trouble with blood and iron levels had to have 2 transfusions and 3 infusions [ Disease ] the rhinovirus or other cold virus enters your body through your nose or mouth and is easily spread when you touch someone or touch common objects contaminated with a cold virus the computer keyboard or mouse the telephone receiver a doorknob or eating utensils if you are not cautious about hand washing you can spread the common cold to family friends co workers and people you have never met at a restaurant or the supermarket of course if someone with a cold or flu sneezes or coughs around you the virus can spread that way too while getting chilled or wet is not a cause of common colds there are factors that make you more susceptible to catching a cold virus for example you are more likely to catch a common cold if you are excessively fatigued have emotional distress or have allergies with nose and throat symptoms