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Cold and Flu
Questions and answers about the "Common Cold"; symptoms in the upper respiratory tract like sneezing, scratchy throat, and runny nose, but adults don't typically have fevers. Colds are usually caused by the rhinovirus (up to 40% of colds), or Coronaviruses (about 20%), but there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold. Also questions about the seasonal flu, also called "regular flu", caused mostly by Type A and Type B Influenza viruses. Flu starts with similar symptoms as a cold only it hits faster and harder and usually includes fever in adults. Although the "stomach flu" is a common term, it is not a real diagnosis. The proper medical term for stomach flu is gastroenteritis (an intestinal disease, sometimes viral but also bacterial), it is often mistaken for influenza because the flu can sometimes include vomiting and diarrhea.
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How is the avian flu transmitted?
birds get bird flu by getting diseases from ship countries such as china.
birds get bird flu from transported birds, so your birds catch the disease
Can humans catch illnesses off dogs like gastric flu?
In general, no - most canine diseases are specific to canines. However, there are a few diseases that dogs can transmit to humans, and these are called zoonoses. The most commonly recognized zoonosis is rabies, but other diseases including hookworms and roundworms can also be passed from dogs to humans.
What do you do when your cat has the flu?
how young is your kitten?and how bad do you think the cold is? if it is just a little cold you might be able to fix your little baby up at home but if not and if your kiten is whizing and has mucus coming from the nose and runny eyes you need to take it to the vet.and if your kitten is younger then 3 weeks you have to keep a very close eye on it to make sure it feeds and is not getting anyworse if it does take it striaght to the vet.
and if it is older like a month in age and up it would be easier to take care of by puting a thing called "upper respiratory remedy" i get the kind for ferrets because i own ferrets aswell as cats but you could probably get it at petsmart. all you have to do is dab alittle on its chest and a very small amont right above its little nose you should porbaly put it on the bedding and not directly on the kitten if it is younger then 3 weeks i would recommend taking it to the vet first but this should help it has helped alot of kittens my family has rescued.
i hope your little baby gets better all the best.
What are the symptoms of cat flu do kittens get it?
Yes, cats and kittens can most definitely get the flu - it can be pretty serious sometimes and fatal in kittens. Symptoms can include sneezing, runny eyes and nose and loss of appetite. A trip to the vet is highly recommmended if you suspect your pet has cat flu. It's worth noting that humans can't catch flu from cats and vice verse. There's plenty of help and information on cat flu and cat colds at http://www.CatFlu.biz
How can you prevent the spread of colds?
Anwser; 1. Wash your hands and wash them often. The Naval Health Research Center conducted a study of 40,000 recruits who were ordered to wash their hands five times a day. The recruits cut their incidence of respiratory illnesses by 45 percent.
2. Wash your hands twice every time you wash them. When Columbia University researchers looked for germs on volunteers' hands, they found one handwashing had little effect, even when using antibacterial soap. So wash twice if you're serious about fending off colds.
3. Use this hand-drying strategy in public restrooms. Studies find a shockingly large percentage of people fail to wash their hands after using a public restroom. And every single one of them touches the door handle on the way out. So after washing your hands, use a paper towel to turn off the faucet. Use another paper towel to dry your hands, then open the door with that paper towel as a barrier between you and the handle. It sounds nuts, but it's an actual recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control to protect you from infectious diseases like cold and flu.
4. Carry hand sanitizer with you. Colds are typically passed not from coughing or kissing (although those are two modes of transmission) but from hand-to-hand or hand-to-object contact, since most cold viruses can live for hours on objects. You then put your hand in or near your mouth or nose, and voilà! You're sick. Carry hand sanitizer gel or sanitizing towelettes with you and you can clean your hands anytime, even if the closest water supply is 100 miles away. It works. One study of absenteeism due to infection in elementary schools found schools using the gel sanitizer had absentee rates from infection nearly 20 percent lower than those using other hand-cleaning methods.
5. Use your knuckle to rub your eyes. It's less likely to be contaminated with viruses than your fingertip. This is particularly important given that the eye provides a perfect entry point for germs, and the average person rubs his eyes or nose or scratches his face 20-50 times a day, notes Jordan Rubin, Ph.D., author of the book The Maker's Diet.
6. Run your toothbrush through the microwave on high for 10 seconds to kill germs that can cause colds and other illnesses. You think it gets your teeth clean -- and it does. But once you're done brushing, your toothbrush is a breeding ground for germs. Sterilize it in the microwave before you use it, or store it in hydrogen peroxide (rinse well before using), or simply replace it every month when you change the page on your calendar and after you've had a cold.
7. Get a flu shot every fall. The Centers for Disease Control recommends flu shots for anyone 50 years old or older, residents of long-term care facilities, people of any age who have chronic medical problems (heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes, etc.), pregnant women, and people whose immune systems have been weakened (by cancer, AIDS, or other causes). Also, people who work or live with a high-risk person should get a flu shot so they don't spread the flu. Of course, anyone who just wants to avoid the flu should also get one. Hate shots? Ask for the nasal spray vaccine.
8. Stop blaming yourself when things go wrong at work. Believe it or not, blaming yourself makes you more likely to catch a cold! At least, that's what researchers found when they studied more than 200 workers over three months. Even those who had control over their work were more likely to begin sneezing if they lacked confidence or tended to blame themselves when things went wrong. Researchers expect such attitudes make people more stressed on the job, and stress, as you know, can challenge your immune system.
9. Put a box of tissues wherever people sit. Come October, buy a 6- or 12-pack of tissue boxes and strategically place them around the house, your workplace, your car. Don't let aesthetics thwart you. You need tissues widely available so that anyone who has to cough or sneeze or blow his nose will do so in the way least likely to spread germs.
10. Leave the windows in your house open a crack in winter. Not all of them, but one or two in the rooms in which you spend the most time. This is particularly important if you live in a newer home, where fresh circulating air has been the victim of energy efficiency. A bit of fresh air will do wonders for chasing out germs.
11. Lower the heat in your house 5 degrees. The dry air of an overheated home provides the perfect environment for cold viruses to thrive. And when your mucous membranes (i.e., nose, mouth, and tonsils) dry out, they can't trap those germs very well. Lowering the temperature and using a room humidifier helps maintain a healthier level of humidity in the winter.
12. Speaking of which, buy a hygrometer. These little tools measure humidity. You want your home to measure around 50 percent. A consistent measure higher than 60 percent means mold and mildew may start to set in your walls, fabrics, and kitchen; lower than 40 percent and the dry air makes you more susceptible to germs.
13. Sit in a sauna once a week. Why? Because an Austrian study published in 1990 found that volunteers who frequently used a sauna had half the rate of colds during the six-month study period than those who didn't use a sauna at all. It's possible that the hot air you inhale kills cold viruses. Most gyms have saunas these days.
14. Inhale air from your blow-dryer. It sounds nuts, we know. But one study conducted at Harvard Hospital in England found that people who breathed heated air had half the cold symptoms of people who inhaled air at room temperature. Set the dryer on warm, not hot, and hold it at least 18 inches from your face. Breathe in the air through your nose for as long as you can -- 20 minutes is best.
15. Take a garlic supplement every day. When 146 volunteers received either one garlic supplement a day or a placebo for 12 weeks between November and February, those taking the garlic were not only less likely to get a cold, but if they did catch one, their symptoms were less intense and they recovered faster. 16. Eat a container of yogurt every day. A study from the University of California-Davis found that people who ate one cup of yogurt -- whether live culture or pasteurized -- had 25 percent fewer colds than non-yogurt eaters. Start your yogurt eating in the summer to build up your immunity before cold and flu season starts.
17. Once a day, sit in a quiet, dim room, close your eyes, and focus on one word. You're meditating, a proven way to reduce stress. And stress, studies find, increases your susceptibility to colds. In fact, stressed people have up to twice the number of colds as non-stressed people.
18. Scrub under your fingernails every night. They're a great hiding place for germs.
19. Change or wash your hand towels every three or four days during cold and flu season. When you wash them, use hot water in order to kill the germs.
20. At the very first hint of a cold, launch the following preventive blitz. Here's how:
* Suck on a zinc lozenge until it melts away. Then suck another every two waking hours. Or use a zinc-based nasal spray such as Zicam.
* Take one 250-milligram capsule of the herb astragalus twice a day until you are better.
* Cook up a pot of chicken soup.
* Roast garlic in the oven (drizzle whole clove with olive oil, wrap in tinfoil, roast for an hour at 400°F), then spread the soft garlic on toast and eat.
Studies find that all either reduce the length of time you suffer with a cold or help prevent a full-blown cold from occurring.
21. Wipe your nose -- don't blow. Your cold won't hang around as long, according to a University of Virginia study. Turns out that the force of blowing not only sends the gunk out of your nose into a tissue, but propels some back into your sinuses. And, in case you're curious, they discovered this using dye and X rays. If you need to blow, blow gently, and blow one nostril at a time.
22. Sneeze and cough into your arm or a tissue. Whoever taught us to cover our mouths when we cough or sneeze got it wrong. That just puts the germs right on our hands, where you can spread them to objects -- and other people. Instead, hold the crook of your elbow over your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough if a tissue isn't handy. It's pretty rare that you shake someone's elbow or scratch your eye with an elbow, after all.
23. Don't pressure your doctor for antibiotics. Colds and flu (along with most common infections) are caused by viruses, so antibiotics -- designed to kill bacteria -- won't do a thing. They can hurt, however, by killing off the friendly bacteria that are part of our immune defenses. If you've used antibiotics a lot lately, consider a course of probiotics -- replacement troops for friendly bacteria. [ Note that these are just TIPS, you DO NOT have to do them all! ]
Can cats get sick from being outside in the cold?
Wild cats:
wild cats ussually do not need a indoor home in the winter. THis is because they got smarter through the year and they know how to survive the winter. ussually they just find a tree or bush to live in.
Outdoor cats:
I have an outdoor cat and she stays in and outdoors. she survived outside in a hail storm/tornado and she was fine. she likes to go outside in winter but come in at night and when it gets to cold.
In the winter if your cat is used to staying inside the house and you put it outside the cats affects will change and get a cold.
No, it won't cure the cold, but in moderation it may make you feel less miserable (dark chocolate can irritate the stomach, so if you also have any gastrointestinal symptoms, you would be better not to try it). Chocolate has some properties that raise the mood and help you relax.
Can you eat biscuits when you have fever?
You can, but you may not feel like eating, depending on whether your fever is a sign of having the flu. Many people, when they are ill with the flu, lose their appetite; or they have problems with nausea. Biscuits are often very heavy, and when your stomach is upset, something lighter, like toast and jam, might be easier for you to digest. But if your only symptom is fever and you have no problem with nausea, there is no reason why you can't eat a biscuit or two.
Does eating coffee grounds help a cough?
Why would you want to eat coffee grounds? The best thing for a cough is over-the-counter medicine like dextromethorphan or guaifenesin. The best home remedy is to mix equal portions of honey and lemon juice and sip a teaspoonful every time your throat feels ticklish!
How does caffeine affect the common cold?
As a vasoconstrictor, caffeine narrows the blood vessels in the body. Symptoms of the common cold like nasal congestion may be temporarily relieved through the use of caffeine by reducing acute inflammation of the turbinates. Also, the stimulant effects of the drug can minimize the sedative effects of antihistamines and reduce fatigue associated with the common cold.
Why are you unable to taste food when you are having a cold?
A large part of what is perceived as the taste of foods is really due to the sense of smell. Often a cold plugs up the nose, so you lose your sense of smell and thus that part of the taste of foods.
Can drinking too much water be bad for you?
Yes, drinking too much water can be toxic - except it is very hard to drink too much fresh, clean water to be able to die. Normal healthy people would need to drink on the order of 20 liters per day for it to be toxic but people with some medical problems, particularly the elderly and very young, can get toxic on much lesser amounts. Also people with psychiatric disorders, most notably schizophrenia.
Drinking too much water is called polydipsia. This, as well as several other processes, can cause low blood concentrations of sodium, which is known as (dilutional) hyponatremia.
Beans are fine if you have a cold. If they're fresh, such as runner beans, then the nutrients in them will definitely help your body to fight off the pathogens. Alternatively, the heat from canned beans, such as 'Heinz Beanz', will help your mucus to work its way out of your system. Personally, I would recommend medicines, soup and onions for a cold, and wrapping up warm or snuggling in a blanket can't do any harm!
Is banana harmful in cold and cough?
No bananas are not harmful when you have a cold. In fact, they are rich in potassium which can help combat sweating, vomiting and diarrhea. They are easy to digest and can help replenish lost electrolytes. So eat up!
I am a kid with a cold. what should I eat?
You should probably eat Chicken Soup the most...drink lots of fluids also, like lemon water, hot tea, iced green tea, or orange juice. Don't eat or drink anything with lots of milk though! It thickens up the mucus and can make your nose even more stuffed up.
I used this for my cold once and it went away the next morning....
1. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze one half into a little shot glass. (or any other small glass you have or can find)
2. Tilt your head back and pour the juice into your mouth
3. Swallow immediately, don't swish around or keep it in your mouth.
4. It should be bitter at first, but it will go away shortly.
P.S. You should try eating spicy things, like salsa, bean soup, or gumbo, since they are spicy they make your nose run so it really clears out your nose.
I hope you feel better, kiddo! :)
Can chickens go outside in cold weather?
yes. if you notice that you're chickens sneezing and have crusted over nostrils they most likely have a cold. If it doesn't clear up in a couple of days, separate you're sick chickens from you're healthy ones. I may not be just a common cold.
Coffee does make me relax; if I drink it in the morning, I get sleepy. At night if I am nervous, I drink coffee and Within 10 minutes I am very relaxed, and am able to relax and go to sleep
Why is soup good for you when sick?
= Chicken soup is medicine, U.S. scientists confirm = October 17, 2000
Web posted at: 4:24 PM EDT (2024 GMT)
WASHINGTON -- Scientists say they have confirmed what grandmothers have known for centuries -- that chicken soup is good for colds. Chicken soup -- as made by grandma -- contains several ingredients that affect the body's immune system, a team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found. Specifically, it has anti-inflammatory properties that could explain why it soothes sore throats and eases the misery of colds and flu, Dr. Stephen Rennard and colleagues said Monday. "Chicken soup may contain a number of substances with beneficial medicinal activity," the researchers wrote in their report, published in the journal Chest. "My wife was making chicken soup one year for the Jewish holidays and we were talking about its effects on colds," Rennard, a specialist in pulmonary medicine, said in a telephone interview. "I said 'well, maybe it has some anti-inflammatory effect,' and she said 'really?' and I said 'why not?' and I said maybe we could find out in the lab." As it turned out, Rennard's lab was well-suited to making such tests. "In the lab we study inflammation and injury and repair mechanisms in the lung as related to asthma and emphysema and so on," he said. So Rennard's wife Barbara Rennard made up a batch of her grandmother's chicken soup, which includes chicken, onions, sweet potato, parsnips, turnips, carrots, celery stems, and parsley. Rennard said his wife added no salt but did include matzo balls, a kind of dumpling. Then they ran laboratory tests. Not only did they test the soup as a whole, but they separated out the components. "These tests were in the laboratory and it doesn't test (chicken soup) clinically in colds," Rennard stressed. They found that chicken soup and many of its ingredients helped stop the movement of neutrophils -- white blood cells that eat up bacteria and cellular debris and which are released in great numbers by viral infections like colds. Neutrophil activity can stimulate the release of mucous, which may be the cause of the coughs and stuffy nose caused by upper respiratory infections such as colds. "All the ingredients were found to be inhibitory, including the boiled extract of chicken alone," they wrote. Rennard said vitamins and other agents in the ingredients could, plausibly, have biological action. The researchers also went to the store and bought 13 different commercial brands of soup to test. "About a third of them were more active than grandma's soup," Rennard said, adding that he could not remember which kinds of soup they were. "One or two of them had very little activity at all. Vegetarian vegetable soup had some activity." To be safe, they also tested plain Omaha tap water which, to their relief, had no effect. "If tap water were active, that would be disturbing in a number of ways," Rennard said. Some researchers have suggested in the past that perhaps the steam from the soup, or the chicken fat, may play a role in soothing inflamed airways. Rennard said this was possible. He also said there could be a "TLC" (tender, loving care) factor. "If you know somebody prepared soup for you by hand, that might have an effect," he said. Rennard said he had no immediate plans to test chicken soup any further. "I have no doubt that generations from now, people will read this and the only thing of interest will be the recipe," he said. "It really is good soup."
What alcoholic beverage was formerly thought to cure colds and flu?
hot milk and haot chocolate can cure you from a cold . you might like to try some wisky of rum
How many germs are in the sneeze?
Germs travel at 80 millimeters per second. If you don't cover them they fly a long distance.
How do you get rid of the flu on the sims life stories?
Just have your Sim rest for a long time and it should go away. But if you have Free Time and your sim has the Grandmas soup option just give your sim that.
Or , You could enter this cheat ;; When you are playing that family press ctrl shift C. Then enter maxmotives. Keep on doing this and soon it'll be better.
The common cold is caused by a virus where did this virus come from?
Know one really knows where viruses come from. By the way, there are a little over 300 different cold viruses. Once you have one of these, you are immune to it, and won't catch it again. That is also why there is no cure for the common cold - you can't make a vaccine for that many diseases all in one immunization.
