re nose picking in article stephen mont stephen mont cs missouri edu stephen montgomery smith writes does it cause the body any harm if one picks one s nose for example might it lead to a loss of ability to smell it may be a good way to catch a cold it s easy to pick up cold viruses on your fingers either from touching a contaminated surface or by shaking hands with someone that has a cold then putting your fingers in your nose will transfer the viruses to your nose steven litvintchouk mitre corporation burlington road bedford ma fone arpa sdl mitre org uucp linus sdl
