CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With the temperature dropping this week , you may have had a stuffy nose or cough, and many want to know: Does the change in weather make you sick?

Does the quick change in weather increase your chances of getting sick? • Cardiologist Dr. Payal Kohli • Family Physician Dr. Karla Robinson • The Cleveland Clinic

Yes, a quick change in weather can increase your chances of getting sick. Although the temperature change, by itself, won't give you a cold.

Both Dr. Robinson and Dr. Kohli agree the change in temperature doesn't make you sick, but it can boost your odds of catching a virus.

"Just a temperature change in and of itself is not enough to make you ill," Robinson said. "You have to be exposed to a virus."

The Cleveland Clinic said there are three main factors

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