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When you have a cold, does the immune defense for other diseases become weak because the body is busy fighting the cold?
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No: You may develop complications such as pneumonia or sinusitis after you had a cold, however, occurrence of these are not from a suppression of your immune system.
Answered 11/13/2018
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