Colds

Almost every German has a cold twice a year. Nevertheless, many Germans do not know is how to deal properly with the number one infectious disease.

Sneezing is a must!
According to opinion surveys, is nearly 40 percent of women surveyed prefer their noses than risk a sneeze too. This may be noble, but from a medical perspective is not very recommendable. On the contrary. When suppressed sneeze builds up in the nasal cavity pressure that forces the pathogens into the sinuses or even towards the middle ear. There, it can then lead to inflammation. Who needs to sneeze, it should do, while keeping himself from his opponent and absolutely turn a handkerchief to his nose.

Flu Distributor: droplet infection
Important alternate way for the common cold virus, their "owners", is the droplet infection. Here are virus-contaminated mucus droplets of the sick person - for example when sneezing or coughing - expelled and inhaled by the environment. As the droplets can overcome up to 12 meters, which are gatherings of people, predestined for example, in buses, department stores, or schools, for a droplet infection actually. To meet even a few minutes in a densely populated area, to transfer the respiratory infection from an infected to many other people.