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HOLD THE COLD – “Get Smart”
Is Someone Sick in Your Home? Sometimes the Best Medicine is no Medicine at All.
It can be heartbreaking when one is sick, even if it’s just Cold. That’s why people always ask for antibiotics. But health experts say that could be one of the worst things for the world community.
Wide spread unnecessary use of antibiotics, particularly among children has led to an alarming increase in global antibiotic resistance. Over the last decade, almost every type of bacteria has become stronger and less responsive to antibiotic treatment when it is really needed.
Health officials are trying to drive home this message in a campaign called “Get Smart”; Know when antibiotic works. The center for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a long list of health group including INEC are trying to get consumers to ask questions and take antibiotics only when needed.
Ten millions of antibiotics are unnecessarily prescribed in doctors’ offices for COLDS AND FLU, even though antibiotics will not help. Cold and Flu are Viral infections, antibiotics works only on bacterial infections. Doctors say they don’t always have time to explain the differences, and when a patient wants a prescription, sometimes they just give in when it’s unclear whether the infection is Viral or Bacterial.
The Right Medicine:
Cold needs to run their course, which may take two weeks or longer. The best remedy is to get plenty of rest and increase your liquid intake. There is a chance that a Viral infection may lead to a bacterial infection. So you should see your doctor if your illness gets worse or lasts a longer time.
Prevention:
Colds and flu germs can spread directly when somebody coughs or sneezes on you (Airborne) and even by touching an infected surface. Recent research shows that it takes only one sick child to spread a flu virus to nearly 60% of the surfaces in a home.
So therefore we are advised to regularly wash our hands and frequently disinfect possible infected surfaces.

###Treat Colds and Flu with care. Talk to your Doctor###


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