Cases of infection are increasing rapidly in Seasonal Flu, follow these tips to avoid it

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Ahmedabad. 02 March 2024 Saturday

The weather has been changing continuously for the past few days. Due to continuous ups and downs in temperature, health has also started to be affected. Often as winter approaches, flu cases tend to increase rapidly with the weather. An increase in flu cases has been seen for the last few days. According to the World Health Organization, seasonal flu is an acute respiratory infection caused by a virus, which is common in all parts of the world.

Most of these people recover without treatment. Influenza is easily spread when people cough or sneeze. Vaccination is the best way to prevent this disease. Symptoms of influenza include high fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and fatigue. Meanwhile, you can take some measures to avoid it.

Protect yourself from the flu in this way

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the best way to reduce seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get vaccinated every year. Apart from this, you can avoid it by adopting some other habits.

Avoid close contact

Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Also, when you are sick, keep your distance from others to avoid getting sick. Until you recover, stay home. If possible keep distance from school-college and office when sick. This will help prevent your illness from spreading.

Cover your mouth and nose

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue while coughing or sneezing. This can prevent people around you from getting sick. The flu virus is mainly spread by droplets from people with the flu when they cough, sneeze or talk.

Keep your hands clean

It is important to keep your hands clean to avoid any kind of virus. Meanwhile, frequent hand washing will help you avoid germs. If soap or water is not available, use hand sanitizer.

Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth

Disease-causing germs can be spread when a person touches something contaminated with germs and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth with it. Meanwhile, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth frequently.

Adopt good health related habits

To avoid seasonal flu, frequently touched objects at home, office or school-college should be cleaned and disinfected especially when someone is sick. Get enough sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious meals.