KEEP YOUR HEALTH SAFE FROM COLD

You may not be able to protect your health from cold entirely, but there are precautions you can take to protect your health from cold. The following are among the most important ways you can protect your health. to the extent possible, avoid crowds, and try not to shake hands with people who obviously have cold. Refrain from rubbing your eyes and nose, and wash your hands frequently. Such precautions help because the hand ofter carry cold viruses to delicate eyes and nose membranes. Cold viruses on a surface or on the hands can remain active for several hours, and a person whose health has been affected by cold can be contagious for some time before and after symptoms are obvious. Other health precautions include eating balanced diet and being especially careful when around children, because they get between five and eight cold infection a year. Take these precautions and you will keep your health safe from cold.