Cold and Flu

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Cold and Flu
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Cold and Flu

• What is NOT a symptom of a cold?
• Nasal congestion
• Vomiting
• Sneezing

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Cold and Flu

• What is NOT a symptom of a cold?
• Nasal congestion Incorrect. Nasal congestion and
  sneezing are signs of a cold. Vomiting may be a
  sign of the flu or something more serious.
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Cold and Flu

• What is NOT a symptom of a cold?
• Vomiting Correct! Nasal congestion and sneezing
  are signs of a cold. Vomiting may be a sign of
  the flu or something more serious.
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• What is NOT a symptom of a cold?
• Sneezing Incorrect. Sneezing and nasal congestion
  are signs of a cold. Vomiting may be a sign of
  the flu or something more serious.
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• The flu affects only the upper respiratory tract.
• True
• False

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• The flu affects only the upper respiratory tract.
• True Incorrect. A cold, a type of virus, involves
  the upper respirator tract. The flu can affect
  the entire respiratory tract.
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• The flu affects only the upper respiratory tract.
• False Correct! A cold, a type of virus, involves
  the upper respirator tract. The flu can affect
  the entire respiratory tract.
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Cold and Flu

• What should you AVOID doing if you want to
  prevent the spread of colds and the flu?
• Cough and sneeze into your hands
• Take a hot shower
• Relax

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Cold and Flu

• What should you AVOID doing if you want to
  prevent the spread of colds and the flu?
• Cough and sneeze into your hands Correct! You
  should always use a tissue to prevent the
  transmission of germs. Taking a hot shower helps
  moisten the mucous of your respiratory symptoms
  and by relaxing more often, you can teach your
  immune system to work better but neither will
  prevent transmission.
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• What should you AVOID doing if you want to
  prevent the spread of colds and the flu?
• Take a hot shower Incorrect. Taking a hot shower
  helps moisten the mucous of your respiratory
  symptoms. By relaxing more often, you can teach
  your immune system to work better. To prevent
  spreading germs, always use a tissue when you
  sneeze or cough.
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Cold and Flu

• What should you AVOID doing if you want to
  prevent the spread of colds and the flu?
• Relax Incorrect. You should always use a tissue
  when you sneeze or cough to prevent the
  transmission of germs. Taking a hot shower helps
  moisten the mucous of your respiratory symptoms
  and by relaxing more often, you can teach your
  immune system to work better.
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Cold and Flu

• Smoking is not a problem if you have a cold or
  the flu.
• True
• False

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Cold and Flu

• Smoking is not a problem if you have a cold or
  the flu.
• True Incorrect. Smoking can affect your immune
  system and dry out your nasal passages. Smoking
  should be avoided until fully recovered.
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• Smoking is not a problem if you have a cold or
  the flu.
• False Correct! Smoking can affect your immune
  system and dry out your nasal passages. Smoking
  should be avoided until fully recovered.
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Cold and Flu

• What should you do to fight a cold or the flu?
• Drink plenty of caffeinated beverages
• Drink 4 or more servings of dairy products
• Eat fresh vegetables and fruit

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Cold and Flu

• What should you do to fight a cold or the flu?
• Drink plenty of caffeinated beverages Incorrect.
  Caffeine (from coffee/tea/colas) and alcohol are
  diuretics and can dehydrate you further. Drink
  plenty of beverages without caffeine or alcohol
  to help fight sickness. Eating fresh vegetables
  and fruits is recommended because they contain
  phytochemicals that help give the vitamins in
  food a magnified effect. Dairy products can
  create mucous and are not recommended.
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Cold and Flu

• What should you do to fight a cold or the flu?
• Drink 4 or more servings of dairy products
  Incorrect. Dairy products can create mucous and
  are not recommended. Eating fresh vegetables and
  fruits is recommended because they contain
  phytochemicals that help give the vitamins in
  food a magnified effect. Caffeine (from
  coffee/tea/colas) and alcohol are diuretics and
  can dehydrate you further. Drink plenty of
  beverages without caffeine or alcohol to help
  fight sickness.
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Cold and Flu

• What should you do to fight a cold or the flu?
• Eat fresh vegetables and fruit Correct! Eating
  fresh vegetables and fruits is recommended
  because they contain phytochemicals that help
  give the vitamins in food a magnified effect.
  Caffeine (from coffee/tea/colas) and alcohol are
  diuretics and can dehydrate you further. Drink
  plenty of beverages without caffeine or alcohol
  to help fight sickness. Dairy products can create
  mucous and are not recommended.
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• Echinacea is a wildflower that can help shorten
  the length of a cold.
• True
• False

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• Echinacea is a wildflower that can help shorten
  the length of a cold.
• True Correct! Some studies show that Echinacea
  can help shorten the length of a cold, not
  prevent it. It can increase bodily resistance to
  infections. Other studies show that it does not
  help. Speak to your doctor before taking
  Echinacea and do not go over the recommended
  dosage. If taken for an extended period of time,
  it can weaken your resistance.
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• Echinacea is a wildflower that can help shorten
  the length of a cold.
• False Incorrect. Some studies show that Echinacea
  can help shorten the length of a cold, not
  prevent it. It can increase bodily resistance to
  infections. Other studies show that it does not
  help. Speak to your doctor before taking
  Echinacea and do not go over the recommended
  dosage. If taken for an extended period of time,
  it can weaken your resistance.
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• Foods high in Vitamin C and magnesium help boost
  the immune system.
• True
• False

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• Foods high in Vitamin C and magnesium help boost
  the immune system.
• True Incorrect. Vitamin C and zinc (not
  magnesium) help boost the immune system.
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• Foods high in Vitamin C and magnesium help boost
  the immune system.
• False Correct! Vitamin C and zinc (not
  magnesium) help boost the immune system.
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• Foods high in zinc include animal foods, eggs and
  whole grains.
• True
• False

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• Foods high in zinc include animal foods, eggs and
  whole grains.
• True Correct!
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• Foods high in zinc include animal foods, eggs and
  whole grains.
• False Incorrect. These food are good sources of
  zinc.
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• Good sources of Vitamin C include bananas,
  greens, melons and tomatoes.
• True
• False

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• Good sources of Vitamin C include bananas,
  greens, melons and tomatoes.
• True Incorrect! A banana is not a good source of
  Vitamin C, but greens, melons, tomatoes and
  citrus fruits are great sources of Vitamin C.
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• Good sources of Vitamin C include bananas,
  greens, melons and tomatoes.
• False Correct! A banana is not a good source of
  Vitamin C, but greens, melons, tomatoes and
  citrus fruits are great sources of Vitamin C.
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• Zinc lozenges help prevent a cold.
• True
• False

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• Zinc lozenges help prevent a cold.
• True Incorrect. If zinc lozenges are taken at the
  first sign of a cold (within 24 hours), it may
  help reduce the length of the cold, not prevent a
  cold. Check with your doctor before taking the
  lozenges and do not go over the recommended doses
  (15 mg for men and 12 mg for women).
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• Zinc lozenges help prevent a cold.
• False Correct! If zinc lozenges are taken at the
  first sign of a cold (within 24 hours), it may
  help reduce the length of the cold, not prevent a
  cold. Check with your doctor before taking the
  lozenges and do not go over the recommended doses
  (15 mg for men and 12 mg for women).
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• If you have the flu and do not feel well enough
  to go to the dining commons for a meal, the
  dining commons can provide a sick meal for you.
• True
• False

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• If you have the flu and do not feel well enough
  to go to the dining commons (DCs) for a meal, the
  DC can provide a sick meal for you.
• True Correct! Just call and make arrangements
  with the DC manager to get soup, ginger ale,
  crackers, etc. A friend can bring your UMass ID
  card to get swiped and pick up your sick tray and
  bring it to you.
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• If you have the flu and do not feel well enough
  to go to the dining commons (DC) for a meal, the
  DC can provide a sick meal for you.
• False Incorrect! The DC can provide a sick tray
  for you. Just call and speak to the DC manager
  to get soup, ginger ale, crackers, etc. A friend
  can bring your UMass ID card to get swiped and
  pick up your sick tray and bring it to you.
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