{"id":48014,"date":"2025-07-28T07:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=health-conditions&p=48014"},"modified":"2025-11-10T08:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:53:03","slug":"colds-flu","status":"publish","type":"health-conditions","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/colds-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Colds & Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Colds and flu are a greater risk when we are tired, have a poor diet, have weak immune systems, etc. By paying attention to a few healthy actions we can lessen the likelihood of getting sick this season.<\/p>

The term “common cold” refers to an acute upper respiratory infection which can be caused by one of over 200 known viruses. The most common of these are the groups known as “rhinoviruses” and “coronaviruses,” which together account for about half of all adult colds and do not generally result in serious illness, while the rest are caused by an assortment of other viruses, including adenoviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, orthomyxoviruses (including influenza A and B viruses, which cause flu), paramyxoviruses (including several parainfluenza viruses), respiratory syncytial virus, and enteroviruses, some of which can and do cause more serious illness.<\/p>

Apparently we mostly get colds through directly touching things that have cold viruses on them – door handles, towels, hands – when you go to the grocers, the doctor’s office, the movie theater, the gym; when you shake hands, dress your sick child, etc.<\/p>

In fact some research has suggested that being in the same confined room with someone who is sneezing with a common cold does not necessary cause you to get a cold. You have to touch their contaminated hand\/skin and then touch your own nose, eyes or mouth.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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