Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu

Finest Methods to Steer Away from the Flu

SATURDAY, Jan. 21, 2017 (HealthDay Information) -- One of the simplest ways for individuals to guard themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated -- and it isn't too late to get a shot, an infectious ailments skilled says.

The flu vaccine additionally protects those that aren't in a position to get it, together with infants youthful than 6 months and other people with sure allergy symptoms and medical circumstances, stated Dr. Jeffrey Kahn. He's chief of pediatric infectious ailments at UT Southwestern Medical Middle in Dallas.

Those that assume it is too late to get vaccinated ought to rethink since flu season lasts till spring, Kahn stated in a medical middle information launch.

UT Southwestern outlines different methods individuals can cut back their danger of getting the flu:

• Preserve your palms clear. Make sure to wash your palms effectively and infrequently. If cleaning soap and water aren't available, go for an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. It is also necessary to concentrate on what you contact, together with generally used surfaces and objects like telephones, doorknobs and keyboards.
• Cowl up. Make sure to cowl your nostril and mouth once you cough or sneeze. A tissue is greatest however your sleeve will work if you do not have one useful.
• Keep residence. In the event you, your baby or somebody in your family will get the flu, be sure you hold that individual residence from faculty or work so they do not unfold their an infection to others. It is necessary for people who find themselves sick to remain residence till they totally recuperate.

Those that do find yourself with the flu ought to go to their physician, Kahn really helpful. There is no treatment for the flu, however antiviral medicine can ease flu signs if remedy is began early. The medicine are only for individuals who take them inside 48 hours of creating signs, he defined.

Chest pains or bother respiratory are warning indicators of pneumonia, and ought to be handled by a physician immediately.

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SOURCE: UT Southwestern Medical Middle, information launch, January 2017