How do you catch a cold?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2016

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We’ve been catching colds for millennia – but it wasn’t until fairly recently that we actually understood how and why we get sneezy, coughy, and achy. In this episode, we find out more about the common cold: Does standing outside in the cold actually make it easier to get sick? Is there a cure that really works? Could there be a benefit to catching the rhinovirus? Listen for all the answers + the mystery sound! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains on, where we get curious about the science of everything.
0:06.1	Hello there, Brains on listeners. Producer Mark here, and I have some exciting news for you.
0:12.2	Our dear, dear host Molly is almost back. Believe me, I know how you've missed her.
0:19.1	The truth be told, we've all missed her. But she's coming back, and we couldn't be more happy.
0:25.4	We're digging into the archives again for this episode, and this time the focus is on how we catch a cold.
0:31.2	Your running nose questions will be answered next.
0:34.8	And I'll be back in the middle of the show to read off the latest Brains on a roll, so stay tuned for that.
0:41.1	Until then, you guys brought your sneeze cards, right?
0:44.4	Well, if you did, it's time to hold them up. And if not, well, you might want to stand back a second.
0:52.1	Oops, good suntight.
0:54.9	Oh, thank you.
0:56.1	Are you getting sick?
0:57.5	I don't know, maybe I have allergies, so maybe that's it.
1:00.9	I really don't want to get sick right now.
1:02.7	I just got over a cold.
1:04.4	It stinks.
1:05.3	Yeah, I hate colds.
1:06.5	Yeah, I mean, I always wonder though, how do we catch colds anyway?
1:11.1	Yeah, that's a good question.
1:12.5	Let's find out.
1:14.0	Oh no, wait.
1:15.2	Who guys sneeze?
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