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How to avoid getting cold and flu while bathing in waterfall , lake and in other cases when i face a change of water other than i use regularly?

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See below: Being in the water, is not a risk for getting either a cold or a flu. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine. With colds, practice good hygiene.

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Answered 3/26/2013

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