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TIPS & TRICKS
Changing areas: Be sure to wash your
hands before and after changing your
child. Bring your own mat to place
beneath your child or carry a travel-size disinfectant spray to clean the
table before use. Wash or wipe your
child’s hands before you leave.
Playgrounds: Playground equipment
and picnic tables harbor millions of
germs. If you are heading to a park
where soap and water are not available, pack alcohol-based wipes or
hand gel. Have your child use them
to disinfect his or her hands before
and after play.
Prepare in advance
If you can’t avoid flu symptoms,
you can at least avoid last-minute
trips to the pharmacy. Stock up on
items such as tissues, vitamin C,
fever-reducing medicine, hand sanitizer and portable disinfectant. Keep
them in one handy place to make
illness prevention even easier. A
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF IT
IS A COLD OR THE FLU?
COLD AND FLU viruses are the leading causes
of doctor visits and children missing school
each year. In fact, 22 million school days are
lost every year due to the common cold.
COMMON COLD (RHINOVIRUS)
Rhinovirus is among the most frequently
acquired infections in young children. Primarily
transmitted via contaminated hands, it causes
an acute infection of the upper respiratory
tract characterized by a runny nose, sneezing,
weepy eyes, nasal passage congestion, chilliness, body aches and fatigue lasting two to
seven days.
FLU (INFLUENZA)
In general, the flu is worse than the common
cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches,
extreme tiredness and dry cough are more
common and intense. The virus spreads in
respiratory droplets produced by coughing
and sneezing. Airborne person-to-person
spreading predominates. However, a person
may become infected by touching an object
or surface with virus particles on it and then
touching his or her eyes, nose or mouth. A
