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Upper Respiratory Infection (cont.)

Medical Author:
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Dr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

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Medical Editor:
Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP

Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University.

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Prevention

We live in a social world in which people come into close contact with others every day.

Upper respiratory infection prevention includes:

  • avoiding people who are ill;

  • if you are ill, remain at home until you are no longer contagious;

  • avoid touching your nose, eyes, and mouth;

  • cover the cough and sneeze; sneezes and coughs should be covered with the elbow or sleeve - not the hand; and

  • wash your hands often, and properly (20 seconds or more with soap and warm water).

  • Lifestyle modifications such as smoking cessation and stress management may decrease your susceptibility to "catching" the common cold.

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