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As I succumb to and try to recover from another bout of the influenza virus (no not the swine type - I hope) I wonder: why does the flu tend to come in winter season?

People used to think that catching the flu had something to do with our chill-compromised immune systems. Or the extra germs circulating from so many people being indoors together. But this influenza myth is not true. Flu tends to come in the winter season because the cold and dry conditions help the virus to be stable and stay in the air longer - the droplet particles which contain the virus take longer to evaporate and remain airborne for more extended periods in winter. NPR has an interesting sound bite about where the flu comes from.

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