Some BackgroundWhen a person breathes in something the body perceives is a threat, it produces mucus to trap those pollutants and get them out before they get into the lungs. This causes congestion, and in response, many people decide to use OTC steroids, antihistamines, or...
Influenza, commonly called “the flu”, is a viral disease most often spread through the air when people exposed to the virus cough or sneeze. There are three types of influenza viruses that affect humans, called Type A, B and C, which spread worldwide on a yearly...
Influenza/Flu is a significant public health issue in this country, with 10–20 percent of New Zealanders infected every year (Ministry of Health, 2020). According to new research from Otago University scientists who say the flu is likely New Zealand's single biggest infectious disease...
There are commonsense measures to protect yourself from coronavirus, COVID-19 that you should be practicing regardless of whatever virus is circulating at the moment. The only unique recommendation with COVID-19 is to avoid unnecessary contact with non-domesticated animals due to presumed animal-human transmission. Other commonsense...