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We've learned that a cold/flu is caused by a virus ? but why it happens sometimes when our clothes gets wet or when we go out after taking a shower ??
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Unrelated: The link between cold exposure and risk for a viral infection has never been scientifically established. However flu virus do strike in the winter months and there is suggestion that it travels farther with cold weather.
Answered 12/1/2015
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