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2. Cold urticaria - Wikipedia

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   Cold urticaria (essentially meaning cold hives) is a disorder in which large red welts called hives (urticaria) form on the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus. [1] The hives are usually itchy and often the hands, feet and other parts of the body will become itchy and swollen as well.

3. Hives - Wikipedia

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   Severe reactions can be seen with exposure to cold water; swimming in cold water is the most common cause of a severe reaction. This can cause a massive discharge of histamine, resulting in low blood pressure, fainting, shock and even loss of life. Cold urticaria is diagnosed by dabbing an ice cube against the skin of the forearm for 1 to 5 ...

4. What are hives? A dermatologist explains

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   Hives, or urticaria, are itchy pink welts that could appear anywhere on your skin. Some are bumps as small as a pinhead, while others may merge together to cover large patches of your skin.

5. Aquagenic urticaria - Wikipedia

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   The water challenge test consists of application of a 35°C water compress to the upper body for 30 minutes. Water of any temperature can provoke aquagenic urticaria; however, keeping the compress at a similar temperature to that of the human body (37 °C) avoids confusion with cold urticaria or cholinergic urticaria. In addition, a forearm or ...

6. Can cold weather make you sick? Your grandma wasn't entirely ...

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   With higher temperature and humidity, viruses can’t survive outside a host as long. Research suggests flu viruses in high humidity can cling to water molecules and then fall out of the air. That ...

7. Cold season is here: 6 natural remedies to fight them off and ...

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   These natural remedies can help with cold symptoms, from salt water gargles to honey. ... Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in.

8. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia

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   Dermatographic urticaria is sometimes called "skin writing", as it is possible to mark deliberate patterns onto the skin. The condition manifests as an allergic-like reaction, causing a warm red wheal to appear on the skin. As it is often the result of scratches, involving contact with other materials, it can be confused with an allergic ...

9. 'Lies my mother told me:' Debunking cold-weather myths

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   According to The Guardian, scientists have traced this top cold-weather myth to a United States Army manual from the 1970s recommending a hat in the cold because "40 to 45 percent of body heat" is ...