Different from popular thoughts , colds are not caused by bad weather . Cods are caused by viruses in the body , and you are better out on the snowy day than you are in a warm room , with your friends , who just may be passing the virus around . If you feel a chill when you are coming down with a cold , you are already sick . A chill is an early singn of the cold .
The virus can spread through air when a cold sufferer coughs or sneezes . Surprisingly . Many studies have now shown that most colds are "caught" by hands . A cold sufferer rubs her nose , so spreading the virus to her hand , then a friend comes to visit her . They shake their hands . The friend then gets something to eat by hand , and several days later she catches a cold . Although some parents pick up their children's tissues and carefully throw them away , they fail to wash their hands . They'll catch the colds , too .
Cold viruses can also be spread by objects , for example , telephones plates . The cold sufferer as well as other members of the house , by washing their hands often , will stop the viruses from spreading in a way .