In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter is NOV-DEC-JAN-FEB. During those months, people tend to get colds and flu.
What about those of you in the Southern Hemsiphere? Do you typically get colds and flu during MAY-JUN-JUL-AUG?
Just curious. Something I hadn't really thought of before.
Also, is your experience above or below the 35th degree latitude South?
Reason I'm asking: thinking about Vitamin D's effect on annual occurrences.
Here in NZ we are coming into Spring after another winter where the flu just disappeared.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-is-still-flu-free-heres-the-problem-with-that/MMHFMFUXHIN7Y32NGH4TISOIA4/
Cold season occurs in the southern hemisphere during our summer months because the Earth axis is tilted. A concept that must be observed to understand. Like we did in grammer school.
I've been wondering about this too.
My sibling always says "It's called the cold because you get it in the cold"
But cold season in the southern hemisphere is during warmer months...
So, what the hell?
It just leads me to further assume the cold is a man-made occurrence, if not just a side-effect of malnutrition due to us being lied to on what "healthy" food is for at least a century.
Yes, the seasons are the opposite from those in the Northern Hemispere. Down under it is easier to get vitamin D, because we get more days of sunshine in proportion to days of rain. To clarify: the summers are not longer, just proportionally there are more sunny days. Our winters start in early May, and the flu season is kind of over in late September. In New Zealand, we still get cold snaps though, so even as late as November there can be frosts. In higher areas, there are sometimes frosts in December, which is mid-summer. However, everyone starts getting out and about in early September, so vitamin D and fresh air blows out the cobwebs.