Prevent Cold & Flu
It’s cold and flu time again. Will you be one of the 10-20 percent of U.S. residents who come down with the flu this season? Perhaps you’ll escape the flu but will suffer through one or more of the estimated 1 billion colds U.S. individuals catch
Colds Versus Flu
How can you tell the difference? Both are respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry cough are more common and intense. Colds are usually milder (lasting about one week, according to the American Lung Association), and people with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose.
How Do Colds & Flu Spread?
According to the American Lung Association, colds are highly contagious. They most often spread when droplets of fluid that contain a cold virus are transferred by touch (or inhaled). Similarly, the main way that influenza (commonly called “the flu”) viruses are spread is from person-to-person in respiratory droplets of coughs and sneezes. To a lesser extent, flu viruses can also be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets on another person or an object and then touches their own mouth or nose before washing their hands.
How to Prevent the Flu and Colds
Colds are extremely difficult to prevent entirely. The American Lung Association recommends the following:
Avoid close contact with people who have a cold, especially during the first few days when they are most likely to spread the infection.
Wash your hands after touching someone who has a cold, after touching an object they have touched, and after blowing your own nose.
Keep your fingers away from your nose and eyes to avoid infecting yourself with cold virus particles you may have picked up.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue away and wash your hands.
The single best way to prevent the flu, according to the CDC, is for individuals (especially those at high risk for serious complications from the flu) to get a vaccination each fall.
The CDC also recommends similar habits for good health that may help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses like the flu: avoiding close contact with people who are sick, staying home when sick, covering your nose and mouth, cleaning your hands, and avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
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