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Exposure to cold weather causes sore throats in otherwise healthy people.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that exposure to cold weather causes sore throats in otherwise healthy people?

Partly. One review lists temperature among environmental, non-infectious contributors to sore throat, while CDC guidance attributes most sore throats to viruses, allergies and smoke and does not name cold weather; a study of lay beliefs treats cold-weather explanations of colds as a folk theory. None of these settles whether cold exposure itself causes sore throats in otherwise healthy people.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Environmental and non-infectious factors in the aetiology of pharyngitis (sore throat) -
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Environmental and non-infectious factors in the aetiology of pharyngitis (sore throat) - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-012-0540-9

Evidence against · 2
Sore Throat Basics | Sore Throat | CDC
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Sore Throat Basics | Sore Throat | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/sore-throat/about/index.html

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Age and Ethnic Differences in Cold Weather and Contagion Theories of Colds and Flu
2012
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K., S. C. (2012). Age and Ethnic Differences in Cold Weather and Contagion Theories of Colds and Flu. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198111407187

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