COMMON COLD - Its Symptoms & How To Avoid It As To Dr. Willie Ong

Dr. Willie Ong Points Out Symptoms of Common Cold & Gives Tips on How To Avoid It

COMMON COLD – Doctor Willie Ong pointed out its symptoms and gave some tips on how to avoid it.

Undeniably, nowadays, we are always exposed to more factors that can make us sick compared before. There is air pollution, the ongoing scares of the 2019 novel coronavirus, and the changes in the weather condition.

One of the health conditions that affect a lot of people is common cold or what we call trangkaso in Tagalog. Based on a video of Dr. Willie Ong, the following are its symptoms:

Fever
Cough
Sore Throat
Headache
Body Pain
Diarrhea

According to Doc Willie, common cold can be transmitted through droplet transmission – meaning you can contain it if a sick person coughs within one (1) to two (2) meters from your place. The sickness may also be obtained by touching objects held by a sick person.

In the video, Dr. Willie Ong also gave some tips on how to avoid contracting common cold. Its symptoms will really make you stay in bed so to avoid it, you may do the following:

Take a one (1) to two (2) meters gap from a sick person.
If the disease is airborne, a 10-meter gap must be observed.
When you have cough, use handkerchief or cloth in covering your mouth when you cough to avoid infecting other people.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
When someone in the room has cough, it is best to open the windows so bacteria can get out.
Only one (1) person must take care of the sick to reduce the chances of the disease infecting more people.
Eat and drink more water when you are sick.
Drink medicine if it is needed.
Based on the video, when a patient cannot breath, got blue lips and skin, experiences chest pains, or coughs with blood, it is best to bring him or her to the hospital.

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