Common Cold Risk Factors
What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Common Cold? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.
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Common Cold Risks
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.
Risk factors for a cold are:
- Being near someone who has a cold
- Touching your nose, mouth, or eyes with contaminated fingers
- Having allergies (lengthens duration of cold)
- Tobacco Use Disorder or being near cigarette smoke (due to decreased resistance)
- Stress (due to decreased resistance)
- Sex: female (especially around menstrual periods)
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