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Prevention Tips
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based gel. Wash your hands after you touch someone who is sick.
- Do not share drinking glasses or eating utensils
- Cover mouth and nose when cough or sneeze to prevent the spread of the infection
- Wash toys and other objects and surfaces after someone with the flu (or any other infection) touches them
- Vaccination can prevent some types of viral illness
- Drink plenty of water and juices
Watch Out
- Cough with lots of colored sputum (mucus) or blood in your sputum
- Frequent diarrhoea (more than 5 times a day); blood (red or black color) or mucus in diarrhoea
When to See Doctor
Consult a doctor if you experience any symptoms of a viral illness like:- Severe cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, wheezing or difficulty breathing
- Severe headache; face, neck or ear pain
- Severe constant right-sided lower abdominal pain
- Feeling weak, dizzy, or like you are going to faint
- Extreme thirst
- Fever of 100.4øF (38øC) oral or higher
- Frequent vomiting or diarrhoea
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