why is it that when men get a cold they are dieing? no offence men!?
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i guess it's because they love being pampered
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not if you have a cold.
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Colds can affect you in anyway.. because the nose mouth and ears are all linked it will effected them.  \n\nYou might possible have TMJ its a medical term to do with the jaw. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) occur as a result of problems with the jaw, jaw joint and surrounding facial muscles that control chewing and moving the jaw. \n\n\n1. What is the difference between a cold and the flu?\nAlthough the flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses, they are caused by different viruses. Because they have similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell them apart. But generally cold symptoms are much milder than flu. \n\nCommon cold symptoms include:\n\nSore throat \nStuffy nose \nRunny nose \nCough \nMild fever \nThe flu, on the other hand, often causes higher fever, chills, body ache, and fatigue.\n\nBack to top\n\n2. Why isn't there a cold vaccine?\nThe common cold can be caused by nearly 250 different viruses. It's just too difficult for scientists to prepare a vaccine that protects against all of the cold viruses. Also, there's less need for a cold vaccine. Colds are minor infections of the throat, nose, and sinuses. Colds generally come and go with no serious complications. You're miserable for a few days, then it's over.\n\nBack to top\n\n3. Could my cold symptoms actually be allergies?\nIf you are sniffling, but not achy or feverish at all, you may very well have allergies. Also, if your symptoms last longer than two weeks, and you also have red, itchy eyes, the evidence points to allergies. However, it's often hard to tell because people with allergies and asthma are more likely to get colds. They may already have inflamed and irritated lungs - so they are less able to fight off a cold virus. \n\nBack to top\n\n4. What's the best treatment for a cold?\nThere is no cure for the common cold. The most important thing you can do is drink a lot of fluids to keep your body hydrated. This will help prevent another infection from setting in. Avoid drinks like coffee, tea, and colas with caffeine. They rob your system of fluids. As for eating, follow your appetite. If you're not really hungry, try eating simple foods like white rice or broth. \n\nChicken soup is comforting, plus the steam helps break up nasal congestion. Ginger seems to settle an upset stomach. A hot toddy may help you sleep, but beware of mixing alcohol with other cold remedies.\n\nOver-the-counter cold medicines can offer relief from aches and fever. However, doctors no longer believe in suppressing low-grade fever - except in very young and very old people, or people with certain medical conditions such as heart or lung disease. Low-grade fever helps the body fight off infection by suppressing the growth of viruses or bacteria and by activating the immune system. \n\nAspirin. Young people and children should not take aspirin because of the risk of Reye's syndrome. \nDecongestants can help make breathing easier by shrinking swollen mucous membranes in the nose. \nSaline nasal sprays can also open breathing passages. \nCough preparations are not hugely effective. For minor coughs, water and fruit juices probably help the most. \nGargling with salt water can help relieve a sore throat. \nBack to top\n\n5. How effective are natural remedies like zinc, echinacea, and vitamin C? \nSome studies show that zinc nasal sprays help cut a cold's severity and duration. The theory? Zinc sprays may coat the cold virus and prevent it from attaching to nasal cells where they enter the body. But other studies show that zinc is no more effective than placebo. Recent, well-done studies on echinacea show that it is not effective in preventing colds. However, in one study, 120 people with cold-like symptoms took 20 drops of echinacea every two hours for 10 days and had briefer colds than others.\n\nAs for vitamin C's effects, a recent survey of 65 years' worth of studies found limited benefit. The researchers found no eviden
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You are so going to die.  Sorry.\n\nNot yet?  Oh.  Maybe it's just an infection.
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No...colds are strictly a result of the ingesting in some form or fashion, a virus.  You may use the walmart cart after someone else has wiped their snotty hands on it, or the public phone behind someone who sneezed...but, having a wet head is not what makes you sick...It does make you "feel" cold, shivery and miserable to be outside in the cold when you're wet...your nose may even start to drip...but those things should resolved once you're warmed up...just my opinion...hope it helps!
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Don't you know you aren't ALLOWED to be sick?  That might put your husband out. LOL  I think it is because men aren't very nurturing and they don't want to see you feeling bad but they don't know how to make you feel better.  And, having to pick up your slack is annoying to them.  Let's face it, our husbands would be lost without us.
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We die because we sexually reproduce: if we did not die then we would die from overpopulation and overcompetition. If we did not sexually reproduce, then there would be no variation, and thus evolution could not occur and we would all die out if environmental conditions.\n\nWe age because time passes. We senesce (that is, become old) because our body becomes less capable of maintaining homeostasis.\n\nWe are not immune to viruses because they constantly change all the time. There are hundreds of strains of the cold virus because they are evolving all the time as well. Sickness is an immune response to a pathogen in an attempt to get it out of the system. If we did not get "sick" (high fever, etc.), the virus would proliferate in our system and we would eventually die anyway.\n\nHope that helped a little.
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A cold, or any other sort of diease.
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a cold is a virus that goes to your throat. there, it injects it's DNA into your cells, which start producing more viruses. when they are complete, the cell explodes, letting the new virus multiply as well. thier goal is overrun your entire body for survival. the coughing is caused by the fragments of the exploded cells which collect in your throat. your body coughs to expel these particles.
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You only get sick from germs...but....when your body temp drops due to cold weather and your hair chills you rather than warms you...you make your body more prone to illness as your defenses drop.
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Some of the posters here are women and don't know guys.\n\nI would say there is a certain amount of congestion that a guy feels when he hasn't had sexual activity for a while. There is a "fullness" feeling in the genitals, the seminal vescicles and prostate are full and need to be evacuated. \n\nIt's not really so much  "sperm" building up in the body as it is semen.  Sperm are the part of semen, basically microscopic cells.\n\nIn young men, especially, they would get frustrated and irritable. I don't know about hot-headed but certainly sex would temper that a little bit (for how long though ??? A guy would need to learn how to rein that in).
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Because its not a lot of blood. We'd have to lose a lot more blood than just from a period to die lol. Oh and its a biological process, its not like there's a huge cut inside us, its just the tissue that we don't need any more.
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Frosty had some problems Red. He was one cold, emotionless man. My understanding is he was getting real sick and tired of being outside all winter, his lungs were shot from that darn corn cob pipe, skimpy jacket with coal buttons and one lousy carrot shoved on his face.....pathetic life. You would have a meltdown too under those circumstances, who wouldn't.
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I would venture to guess that it is because your tubes in your lungs get smaller when you are cold.  This forces whatever mucus in your lungs be more in the way of your breathing, so you have to cough.
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At this time, there is no known medical reason to suggest that you will be more susceptible to catching colds and flus if you are out in the cold. However, your chances of catching these increase substantially, obviously, if you are in contact with people who have colds and flus. Colds and flus are caused by viruses. The same answer applies to bacteria.
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The common cold is transmitted from person to person, it is not caused by being cold.  Although there is some research that suggests that being cold leaves you more open to catching a cold.  There are two main theories:\n\n1) Although not entirely understood, the theory is that when you get cold your blood concentrates around your vital organs in order to keep them warm.  This means that your extremities become very cold, in particular your nose.  The theory goes that your nose acts like a first line of defense and can reduce the chances of the virus making its way to your respiratory tract.  When your cold the blood supply to the nose is reduced and this first line of defense is lost.\n\n2) Being cold weakens your immune system so you are more likely to develop the symptoms of a cold.
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not if you have a cold. i have a cold and it's awful...........plus when your conjested don't excersise........you need to breathe right