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I currently have a chest infection and today i got wet feet and got cold, im now coughing more, would that make it worse ?
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No: Except in extreme cases of hypothermia, etc, simply getting wet will not make anyone sick. It's an old but incorrect notion.
Answered 9/28/2016
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