"Coughs and sneezes spread diseases", as the old saying goes and that is true of any contagious illness.
As children we are taught, Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze and never in someone’s face. Apart from being a filthy thing to do it is only manners not to cover someone else in saliva and mucus.
Flu (any type) will carry complications, that's the nature of the virus and sadly the nature natural selection, weed out the weak and frail.
Personally,
I find hot natural lemon drinks, 1 glass, sweetened with honey every hour.
Any citrus sweets to encourage natural salivation.
Gargling with soluble aspirin 600mg every six hours. (or paracetamol) but I don't think that paracetamol can hold a candle to aspirin.
Camphorated oil rubbed into chest and back four times a day to help avoid congestion and a little back patting and gentle shaking to shift the 'crud' from the old lungs.
A couple of spots of olbas oil on a tissue to help the thick head.
Keep the air moist to avoid that awful 'crusty' feeling.
Optrex a couple of time a day to stop dry eyes.
At least four cups of strong black coffee a day to help with any build up of fluid.
To state the obvious, light cotton clothing and plenty of pillows. Rest is so important, anyone struggling to work or do anything other than sitting or in bed is asking for trouble.
As children we are taught, Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze and never in someone’s face. Apart from being a filthy thing to do it is only manners not to cover someone else in saliva and mucus.
Flu (any type) will carry complications, that's the nature of the virus and sadly the nature natural selection, weed out the weak and frail.
Personally,
I find hot natural lemon drinks, 1 glass, sweetened with honey every hour.
Any citrus sweets to encourage natural salivation.
Gargling with soluble aspirin 600mg every six hours. (or paracetamol) but I don't think that paracetamol can hold a candle to aspirin.
Camphorated oil rubbed into chest and back four times a day to help avoid congestion and a little back patting and gentle shaking to shift the 'crud' from the old lungs.
A couple of spots of olbas oil on a tissue to help the thick head.
Keep the air moist to avoid that awful 'crusty' feeling.
Optrex a couple of time a day to stop dry eyes.
At least four cups of strong black coffee a day to help with any build up of fluid.
To state the obvious, light cotton clothing and plenty of pillows. Rest is so important, anyone struggling to work or do anything other than sitting or in bed is asking for trouble.
