Please share an interesting fact about the flu and cold.

Many: Many viruses are transmitted through your nose, mouth & eyes - these are called mucus membranes.

Sneezes: Sneezes travel at 100 miles per hour.

The: The flu shot does not prevent most colds or flus.

There: There are hundreds of viruses that cause colds and flus.

Antibiotics: Antibiotics will not help with a viral illness.

High: High dose vitamin c does not cure a cold - but it may adversely decrease your copper levels.

The: The influenza vaccination prevents the annual seasonal flu.

Stay: Stay home and warm. Rest. Drink fluids. Echinacea, vit. C, and zinc may help. Wash your hands.

"Stomach: "stomach flu" is not really a form of influenza.

A: A flu shot will not help to keep you from getting the "stomach flu".

If: Myth: if you get the flu, you can’t get it again during that flu season.

Lots: Lots of rest and adequate fluid intake.

Salt: Salt water nasal flushes, salt water gargling, and tea with lemon and honey are time-honored remedies.

Rest.: Rest. Drink lots of fluids. Take otc meds for symptom relief. Do not pass it on to others.

Take: Take over the counter cold meds. Drink lots of water & take vitamin c. Chicken noodle soup may help.

Flu: Flu and cold are both caused by viruses. But every virus is not the flu.

Supportive: Supportive care: plenty of fluids and rest, cough suppressants, humidified air.

Most: Most cold related sinusitis resolve on their own without antibiotics.

Most: Most ear infections in kids are due to a cold.

It: It doesn't matter at all how you treat a cold. It will just go away. Use what makes you feel better.

The: The way to tell 'flu' from a cold is that flu puts you to bed aching all over with fever.

Got: Got a persistent cough? It could be infection, nasal drip, reflux, med effect. Talk to your doctor.

99%: 99% of all colds are caused by a virus, which will not be helped by antibiotics.

The: The serious complications of a cold requiring immediate care are pneumonia and meningitis.

Colds: Colds almost never give you a fever over 101.0.

Antibiotics: Antibiotics are only sometimes useful for complications of a cold: sinusitis, ear infection, bronchitis.

Got: Got the flu? Most probably you will survive. Drink a lot of fluids.

Cold: Cold & wet hair can slow down the ciliary mechanism that clears bacteria and viruses from lungs.

Honey: Honey is a more effective cough medicine then most of the over the counter medicines.