Only if you are exposed to a virus while in a weakened-immune state from your body working hard to keep itself warm against those odds. And then, the virus would have to move into your lungs and cause the pneumonia. If you're very healthy, you probably will not develop (vs. 'catch') pneumonia solely based on your going out with wet hair.

No you will not Colds and flue are a virus wet hair does not attract viruses. You could get a chill . Pneumonia is not something you catch from cold weather , in fact surveys show that we are relatively healthier in a cooler climate .

No, its an old wives tale.

It can make you cold (chilly)but you won't catch it from having wet hair. Pneumonia is a bacteria and you can even get shots for some strains now ( I have) it has to be picked up the way you would any other germ, you have to touch something or someone contaminated.

Wet hair will not cause you to catch pneumonia. It can not be caught that way. In fact,viruses are more likely not to survive in cold. However, this is something that my Mom always said when we were growing up!

No. The worst that will happen is if you go outside when the temperatures have reached the freezing point and your hair is wet. It will freeze very fast. But pneumonia comes from the pneumonacocal virus (not sure I spelled that right). If your whole body was wet and you went outside then it would significantly lower your body temperature which could cause you to be more suseptible to viruses. But just having wet hair shouldn't hurt you.

how can i avoid catching pneumonia

Myth

The would be a myth. The cold outside really has nothing to do about catching a cold. regardless if your hair is wet or dry.

You catch a cold easier indoors where it is warmer the virus thrives in warmer moist air. When your grandma told you to dress warm you'd catch your death child it was an old wife's tale.

1) "So the question is whether chilling the body suppresses your immunity so that germs that you can normally control suddenly become pathogens and make you sick. That question has been answered many times. Chilling does not hinder your immunity as long as you aren’t so cold that your body defenses are destroyed. In 1958, a paper in the American Journal of Hygiene (Volume 68) reported that more than 400 volunteers were exposed to viruses that cause colds. Some were exposed to very cold temperatures while wearing heavy coats, some to 60 degree temperatures while wearing underwear, and some to a very warm 80 degrees. All had the same rate of infection. A 1968 paper in the New England Journal of Medicine followed inmates at a Texas prison who had the cold virus placed directly into their noses. They were then exposed to extreme temperatures, with varying amounts of clothing . Being cold or warm, being dressed or undressed, or having wet hair or dry hair had no effect on their infection rate. The crucial factor that determines whether you get a cold is exposure to the cold virus." Source and further information: http://ezinearticles.com/?Colds-and-Wet-Hair:-Mother-Was-Wrong-Again&id=239410 2) "Although common colds are seasonal, with more occurring during winter, experiments so far have failed to produce evidence that short-term exposure to cold weather or direct chilling increases susceptibility to infection, implying that the seasonal variation is instead due to a change in behaviors such as increased time spent indoors at close proximity to others. With respect to the causation of cold-like symptoms, researchers at the Common Cold Centre at the Cardiff University conducted a study to "test the hypothesis that acute cooling of the feet causes the onset of common cold symptoms." The study measured the subjects' self-reported cold symptoms, and belief they had a cold, but not whether an actual respiratory infection developed. It found that a significantly greater number of those subjects chilled developed cold symptoms 4 or 5 days after the chilling. It concludes that the onset of common cold symptoms can be caused by acute chilling of the feet. Some possible explanations were suggested for the symptoms, such as placebo, or constriction of blood vessels, however "further studies are needed to determine the relationship of symptom generation to any respiratory infection." " Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold 3) Further information: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/140846 http://www.maxim.co.uk/fitness/asktheexperts/2950/health.html http://community.discoverychannel.co.uk/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/95010646/m/47110107 http://www.dirtdoctor.com/forum/archive.php/o_t/t_6861/if-you-go-outside-with-wet-hair-will-you-catch-a-cold.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_catch_a_cold_from_being_cold

It's a myth, I do it all the time and the only thing that ever happens is my hair freezes and it looks like I have dreds.

I think it is a myth.

When I do it I catch a cold so true for me :)

That would be a myth. Colds are caused by a virus, not the temperature.

You might get a chill but not a cold

Myth. Already been answered like 10 times with a reason why. So, I'll take the opportunity to say hello and also declare that I *knew this* without having to look it up. LOL!

It's actually a myth. The only thing you can catch a cold from is a cold virus.