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Host: Am I more likely to catch a cold in a certain environment?
Ronald Turner: You are most likely to catch a cold if you are around children of colds. So, by far, the most risk associated with the environment is contact with children who have colds. Beyond that, there is probably not a huge risk associated with any particular environment.
You tend not to catch colds in a work environment simply, unless you are dealing with children, simply because in the adult work environment the types of interaction we have tends not to involve a lot of interpersonal contact and so, that doesn t seems to be a very important place to catch colds.
Expert: Dr. Ronald Turner
Professor of Pediatrics, UVA
Ronald Turner, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Turner earned his MD degree from Southern Illinois University and did his training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Columbus Children’s Hospital (Ohio State University) and the University of Virginia. He subsequently served in faculty positions at the More »
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In this video Ronald Turner, MD of the University of Virginia explains all of the various issues surrounding the common cold virus. He discusses everything from prevention to treatment to how to treat colds in More »
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