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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