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Saturday, May 18, 2013 Cold and Flu Catching Colds and Flu I
wasn`t sure which catergory this would come under, but it
involves catching a cold or the flu. I know that germs are the
cause of getting these conditions and being outside in the cold
whether without a jacket doesn`t cause someone to get them. But
someone told me that if you are exposed to a cold environment
and then warm one, back and forth, it can make someone sick with
the cold or the flu, and does involve germs somehow. If that is
true, can you please explain how that happens? Thanks A cold or
flu is caused by a viral infection, and viruses tend to be very
contagious. They are spread primarily by droplets, or in other
words, by saliva and mucus either sprayed into the air or by
direct human contact. Going repeatedly from a cold to a warm
environment and bac