Health In Winter

When winter arrives, the sniffles loom threateningly. Each year when the weather changes. more people fall sick, ailments are aggravated and it takes longer to recover. These viral or bacterial attacks are a sign of bodily weakness and an impaired immune system. They attack when we are at our lowest ebb, as in winter the cold lowers our resistance. People who have weakened immune system lack the wherewithal to identify viruses and fight them off. People with healthy lifestyle are better able to combat diseases.

Most viral infections find a beginning in the sore throat, followed by cough, sneezing and finally ending in nasal discharge. This further leads to increases in breathing problems and allergies. Cold and viral infections spread like wildfire in this season. Both are capable of being transmitted within hour from person to person. Precaution in case of cold involves avoiding close contact with a patient since it is transmitted through droplets while sneezing. The infection period for both starts a day prior to the emergence of symptoms and lasts for about two days after complete recovery.

You could be carrier of infection even after it is completely washed out of your system. Take plenty of lukewarm liquids as it is beneficial in case a cold does catch up with you.
Since the skin looses all the moisture in winter due to dry winter air, skin are highly damaged.

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