Five Ways to Fight the Flu
Stay home if you have the flu. You don鈥檛 want to pass your germs to someone else. Staying home is a great excuse to curl up and watch your favorite movie, play video games, or read. Rest can help the body recover faster.
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Getting the flu is worse than having a cold, and it can make a person sick for a week or more. So you鈥檒l want to do all you can to avoid it. These five tips can help
Get the flu vaccine every year.
It鈥檚 the best way to protect yourself against the flu.
Getting vaccinated doesn鈥檛 just protect your own health.
It also helps the people around you because there鈥檚 less chance you鈥檒l catch the flu and pass it on.
Wash your hands well and often.
Hand washing is an important defense against germs like flu viruses. Why? The body takes about two weeks to build immunity after a flu vaccine 鈥� and even a vaccine isn鈥檛 foolproof if a new type of the virus starts making the rounds.
Hand washing also helps protect against other germs and illnesses that there aren鈥檛 vaccines for, like
the common cold.
Wash your hands after:
- using the bathroom
- after coughing or sneezing
- before putting in or removing contact lenses
- before using makeup
- and before eating, serving, or preparing food
If soap and water aren鈥檛 handy, you can use hand sanitizer (with 60% alcohol).听
Steer clear of someone with symptoms.
Flu viruses travel through the air, so try to stay away from people who look sick, or are coughing or sneezing.
Note: Health experts recommend wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Doing this can also help stop the spreadof flu.
Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow 鈥� not your hands.
That way, you鈥檙e not spreading the virus when you touch surfaces that other people may touch too.
It鈥檚 also a good idea to avoid touching your nose, eyes, and mouth, three places where flu viruses can easily enter the body.
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