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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Does being exposed to the common cold constantly like in a work environment strengthen your immune system?
gpt
Yes and no.

While you’re infected with the virus and your immune system is busy fighting it off, you are slightly more vulnerable to other bugs. When it resolves, your body will have made antibodies against the virus so that if you ever encounter it again, the symptoms you experience will be much milder, if you notice it at all. 

Despite this, there are a great many variations of the virus that usually causes the common cold, and your body won’t be able to recognize those that differ greatly from the one you were infected with (which is also the reason there’s no vaccine for the common cold). 

The best thing you can do is practice good hand hygiene (washing your hands often) and stay away from your sick coworkers!