It's late night in the middle of July and the weather is just shy of forcing our 24-year-old Jasmine to close all the windows and hibernate. She grew up listening to her mother talk on and on about not letting the cold air in and bathing in hot water to keep the sniffles away.
The crisp autumn air nips at her cheeks, sending shivers down her spine. She pulls her coat tighter, vowing never to leave the warmth of her blanket fort again. But then, a tickle in her throat and a familiar sniffle follow. "See," her mother's voice echoes, "I told you not to go outside without a scarf! You caught a cold!"
And Jasmine resists the urge not to curse out and instead puts on her big girl pants. Time to find out the answer to the question that haunts her winter: Can I catch a cold from cold weather?