With the arrival of colder weather, viruses spread easily, but there are ways to avoid getting the flu. Handwashing has been identified as the most effective preventative measure.
Winter has come. And along with it coats, gloves, scarfs and in most of cases umbrellas are also a trend. We try to avoid catching a cold and every consequence it bears, but sometimes it is impossible to get to spring without being ill at least once.
In fact, so far this winter, the number of registered flu cases in Spain is nearing epidemic levels. According to the latest bulletin from the Spanish Influenza Surveillance System of the Carlos III Health Institute, the flu rate stands at 109.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Truly alarming figures.
This is why Miriam Fernández, a Microbiology expert at the Clínica de Navarra, has detailed for the newspaper El País the key points for reducing the risk of getting sick with the flu virus, placing handwashing at the top of the list of preventive measures.
According to him, the flu virus can survive on a person’s hands for five to ten minutes, so if you rub your eyes or touch your mouth during that time, you’re already infected. As the main preventative measure, he advises washing your hands at least five times a day, with ten times or more being ideal, to reduce the risk of infection by no less than 90%.
In addition, there are also measures such as the vaccine, which reduces the risk by 70%, avoiding enclosed spaces and crowded places, and cleaning and ventilating common areas in the office or our home, among other less effective measures such as taking vitamin C, exercising regularly, or drinking fluids.
In addition, there are also measures such as the vaccine, which reduces the risk by 70%, avoiding enclosed spaces and crowded places, and cleaning and ventilating common areas in the office or our home, among other less effective measures such as taking vitamin C, exercising regularly, or drinking fluids.
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