Warmer noses are better at fighting colds

Warmer noses are better at fighting colds – study

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 07, 2022 12:00 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Chilly weather and common respiratory infections often go hand in hand.

Reasons for this include people gather inside more in winter, and viruses survive better in low-humidity indoor air. But there has been less certainty about whether lower temperatures actually impair human immunity and, if so, how.

A woman rubs her nose in New York City on March 22, 2021. AFP FILE PHOTO

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