Category Archives: Flu

How To Stop a Cold Before it Starts

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Antony Zimmer

Wash your hands! Colds and flu viruses are transmitted the same way: by airborne droplets. When someone sneezes or coughs, droplets sprayed on everything, including you! If people cough or sneeze, cover of palm, not a handkerchief, they can infect any surface to … Continue reading →

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Natural Ways To Treat Cold: Echinacea and vitamin C

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Antony Zimmer

Some studies show that nasal spray zinc-based help ease and shorten the period of the cold disease. They can block the cold virus and prevent it attached to the sinuses, and then introduced into the body. But other studies show that zinc … Continue reading →

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Best way to treat a cold

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Antony Zimmer

Drugs against the common cold does not exist. Most importantly – drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. This will protect you from the introduction of a host of other infections. Avoid beverages such as coffee, tea and colas with caffeine. They dehydrate the … Continue reading →

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The most frequently asked questions about colds.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Antony Zimmer

The common cold is easily spread through viruses. Here are answers to commonquestions about the common cold. 1. What is the difference between colds and flu? Although both the flu and common cold are respiratory diseases, they are caused by different viruses. Because they have similar symptoms, it is difficult to … Continue reading →

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Avian flu: a myth or reality?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Antony Zimmer

Coming back of Spanish flu Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-1919 affected more than 500 million people in the whole world. The mortal virus took more than 400 million lives then. Since that time world flu epidemics (pandemics) recurred two times … Continue reading →

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