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99.1 fever i'm an adult, feel a cold or something comming on what can i do to prevent it?
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Not much: If you're coming down with a viral infection there is nothing much you can do to "prevent" it. You can make sure you get plenty of rest, take over the counter meds as needed for the symptoms and wait it out. Tincture of time is the best medicine in this case.
Answered 4/15/2018
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