Friday, July 21, 2017

What do we know about the cold: myths and facts

Two and a half years of our lives we spend fighting with various colds. Therefore it is very important to be able to distinguish between the facts related to these diseases, from fiction!

 What do we know about the cold: myths and facts  the common cold

  Statement:   You can easily catch a cold because of the cold weather or rain, that is, froze or soaked

True. Colds   caused by viruses, and if you find yourself on the street without a coat on a cool day, it does not increase your chance of catching the virus. But if you are a carrier of it, the impact of extreme temperature conditions weaken the body's defenses and accelerate the development of symptoms.

Statement: if you just had a cold, the acquired immune system for some time

True.   There are about 200 different types of virus colds So that your body developed antibodies against one type does not guarantee protection against the other.

Statement:   should avoid kissing, if you have a cold

True. The virus is the common cold is not covered by direct contact, such as kissing. Most often, the virus is transferred large particles that person into the air by coughing or sneezing. There are infected and fingers that touches a cold nose and eyes.

Statement:   colds need to eat hard, and at high temperatures better than starve

True.   Regardless of whether you picked up the common cold or something more serious, your body needs to get enough nutrients. Doctors recommend the chicken or vegetable soups - they are warm and very easy to digest. (READ MORE)



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