Over 200 different viruses cause colds. They can be lurking anywhere people have been. The virus hangs around the classroom or office or factory, the bus, tram or train in tiny droplets that are sneezed and coughed by people into the air.
The virus spreads quickly through coughing, sneezing and touching things with hands and tissues that others then touch.
Recent research says that if you are a young woman who smokes, or hangs around with people who smoke, you are more likely to catch more colds and they can last longer.
A person that have colds experience a sore and dry throat, cough, your eyes are red and watery - basically you feel unwell all over. All this can trigger asthma, ear infections and sinusitis in some people.
Since I have colds, I researched for the best remedy and found this reminders:
Treatment
There is no cure for a cold- but you can treat some of the symptoms so you feel better. Here are some examples:
- If you feel like crawling into a warm bed and sleeping, do it - your body needs the rest. (sir I need to file a VL..hehehehe)
- If you're cold, stay in your warm bed, or sit in a comfy chair with a rug over you and watch a good video or read a book.
- If you have a headache, ear ache, fever etc, take the recommended amount of paracetamol or ibuprofen (aspirin can be dangerous for people under about 18 years old). (done)
- A sore dry throat can be due to a blocked nose causing you to sleep with your mouth open - probably snoring.
- Drink lots of fluids - water or orange juice are good. (done)
- Sip warm drinks like a honey, lemon juice and hot water mixture (not hot rum drinks - alcohol will make you feel worse in the end).
- Suck lozenges and cough lollies for relief of a sore dry throat.
- Cough syrups might help if you have a dry irritating cough, but if you start wheezing or bringing up phlegm, stop the cough syrup and see you doctor.
1 comment:
drink fern-c vitamin c yon, Jm has one, hingi ka,. ako din meron .heheheh. it's super effective :)
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