Hygiene measures

• Wash your hands regularly and teach children to do the same. This is the main way to prevent colds.
• Do not share personal items (glass, dishes, washcloth, etc.) of a person with a cold and avoid being too close to them.
• Keep your hands away from your face.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough into the crook of your elbow.
• If possible, stay home when you are sick so as not to infect others.

Hand hygiene

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Life habits

To have good resistance to infections:

• makeexercise and have a good food are paramount factors. Consult our Special Diet: Cold and Flu sheet;
• sleep enough;
• no smoking. Tobacco irritates the respiratory tract and increases the risk of infection and complications from colds;
• control stress. In times of stress, be attentive and take various measures to relax (moments of relaxation, rest, reduction of activities in the event of overwork, sports, etc.).

• Pay particular attention to the prevention of colds, being very vigilant on the basic measures described above;
• Blow your nose regularly, always one nostril after the other, with disposable tissues to evacuate secretions;
• Wash the nasal cavity with saline solution introduced into the nostrils.