The Season Of Sneezes
October 24, 2008
Winter is considered the flu season, not because of the cold, but because it provides ideal conditions for germs to grow and multiply. Further, it is a season marked by increased physical contact, and overcrowding, two elements that fuel the proliferation of the little buggers. Flues don’t have to make winter a downer, though, there are a number of preventative measures, which can reduce risk of virus contraction.
Hygiene
During the flu season, it is advisable to wash hands often, and avoid locations that are clear breeding grounds for germs, as infected people leave airborne droplets behind, and uninfected people who have contact with these droplets, are likely to contract the contagious viruses they carry, flu or otherwise. Wash or sanitize hands regularly, especially after using high traffic places such as public restrooms, buses, trains, escalators, elevators and automated teller machines.
Vaccination
Vaccines and flu shots help us to fight invading pathogens by triggering immune response, without infection. Thus, illness is curbed, because the body is prepared for invasion of pathogens. Flu shots are seventy to ninety percent effective in preventing illness in healthy, well-nourished individuals.
Avoid the Sick
Avoid contact with those who do have the flu. It’s not news that flues are highly infectious, and easily spread. So unless absolutely necessary, avoid persons who display symptoms of the flu, and those who are known to be infected.
Immune System Function
Poor diet, inadequate rest, lack of exercise, and stress all have a negative impact on the immune system; the system responsible for the recognition and destruction of invading pathogens, such as flu viruses. When proper immune function is compromised, its work is ineffective, and the flu virus is given free reign, and thus its effects are worsened, and the flu lasts longer. Proper nutrition, adequate rest, regular exercise, and stress elimination are therefore vital to the proper function of the immune system, and optimum resistance to the flu, and other viruses.
The common cold is a ‘common’ worldwide phenomenon that is relatively unavoidable, but there are steps, which we can take to prevent and mitigate its effects. Hygiene, vaccination, and maintenance of proper immune function are critical to the continued health and prevention of illness, which the flu promotes.
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