A Guide to Avoiding Colds and Flu

by Carol Lin, Zoe Chen, Bailing Yang (Editor)

Colds and flu are not only inconvenient, some of them can actually be deadly. Colds can frequently turn into infections of various kinds, such as sinus infection and pneumonia.In the past few years, there have been a variety of viral outbreaks that have proven extremely dangerous, including deadly SARS in March 2004 and the pandemic of H1N1 influenza in April 2009. If you and your family want to avoid catching these potentially dangerous viruses, you need to first learn the key differences between colds and flu, and the best ways to prevent catching a cold or the flu. If you do end up catching a cold or influenza, you need to know the most effective treatments for each. In this practical guide, the editors from the popular health website YikeMD.com take you through the best ways to stay healthy all year round. You will learn how to do your best to not spread germs, and what to do in the event that you fall ill. An ounce of prevention goes a long way towards stopping most illnesses, particularly colds and flu. Learn these top tips today to stay safe and well and help your family and colleagues do the same. ===Word Count=12,100Page Count=70 8 X 11"===A Guide to Avoiding Colds and Flu===TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT THE AUTHORINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1: COLDS VERSUS CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? CHAPTER 2: WHAT IS A COLD? CHAPTER 3: WHAT IS THE FLU? CHAPTER 4: WHAT ARE ALLERGIES? CHAPTER 5: PREVENTING COLDS CHAPTER 6: PREVENTING FLU CHAPTER 7: THE FLU VACCINE CHAPTER 8: CHILDREN, FLU AND THE FLU VACCINATION CHAPTER 9: OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THE INFLUENZA VACCINE CHAPTER 10: WHAT TO DO THIS FLU SEASION TO STAY SAFE CHAPTER 11: SHOULD YOU GET A PNEUMONIA VACCINATION? CHAPTER 12: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SARS CHAPTER 13: WHAT IS SHINGLES? CHAPTER 14: NATURAL REMEDIES FOR COLDS AND FLU CONCLUSIONRESOURCES AND FURTHER READINGABOUT THE AUTHORSThe authors and editors are all writers for the popular health site YikeMD.com and the author of several other health titles in the YikeMD Health Reports series.

63 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 9, 2012