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[-] Duranie@literature.cafe 89 points 2 months ago

Antibiotics aren't for viruses. Cold air doesn't make you sick. Tongues don't have "taste zones." Muscles don't have memory.

And because you threw up for one day, you didn't have "the 24hr flu." You ate something bad or someone didn't wash their hands. The flu is short for influenza, which is a respiratory virus, which typically does not make you throw up and shit. More likely it was the dodgy gas station sushi.

Let's keep going...

[-] IlovePizza@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

To be fair, cold air can contribute to making you sick. I got more misled by being told getting a cold had nothing to do with temperature because it is a virus. It is indeed a virus, but you're more likely to get infected if you get cold.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Isn't it more that cold weather makes people gather together in enclosed spaces.

[-] Mercury@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

It's because your immune system is less efficient at lower temperatures. So being cold doesn't directly make you sick, but it can indirectly contribute to getting you sick.

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