Here was are, already about to enter this year’s flu season. No one wants to get the flu of course, but I know that no matter how hard I try, it seems I usually end up getting it. In fact, every year 5 to 20 percent of Americans suffer from the flu. If you’re young and healthy, your best bet is the flu shot. This vaccine reduces your opening of getting the flu by 70 to 90 percent.
Unfortunately, getting a flu shot does not guarantee protection. It can also take two to four weeks for your body to produce an adequate estimate of antibodies, so it’s important to get the shot early. Generally, flu season runs from November to April, peaking in late December and early March.
If you’re unable to get a flu shot, or even if you want to take extra precautious, here are some tips to result to avoid getting sick:
Wash your hands often. One of the most common ways people get sick is by rubbing their nose or eyes after they have been contaminated with the virus
Routinely clean and disinfect surface areas, children’s toys, and any other objects that small children put in their mouths
Use disposable tissues to wipe yours and your children’s noses
Get fullness of rest
Avoid close contact with people who are sick
If you do get sick, be sure to drink fullness of hot liquids to soothe your throat and re-hydrate your body. Stay home to forestall others from getting sick and get fullness of rest.