Today health tips: This is the best way to avoid a sore throat
When you have a sore throat, you may feel pain, scratchiness or irritation on your throat. It usually hurts more when you swallow or talk. Sore throats are common in winter and we care for you. In this health tips series, we will provide some simple tips to avoid a sore throat.
Symptoms of a sore throat can vary depending on the cause. Symptoms may include – fever, headache, white patches or pus on your tonsils, red, swollen tonsils, swollen glands in your neck, skin rash, abdominal pain (usually in children), vomiting (usually in children) and joint or muscle pain.
Common types of sore throat include tonsillitis, strep throat and mononucleosis (mono).
Causes of a sore throat
A viral infection, such as a cold or the flu, is the most common cause of a sore throat (pharyngitis). While a sore throat caused by a virus resolves on its own, strep throat (a bacterial infection) requires treatment with antibiotics to prevent complications.
A sore throat may result in other complications such as ear and sinus infections, abscess (build-up of pus) near your tonsils.
Smoking, mouth breathing at night while you sleep, pollution and allergies to pets, pollens and molds, muscle strain, gastroesophageal reflux disease, HIV infection, as well as general anesthesia during surgery, can also cause a sore throat.
How to avoid or prevent a sore throat
The best way to prevent sore throats is to avoid the germs (viruses and bacteria) that cause them and practice good hygiene. Follow these tips to avoid catching or spreading the germs that cause sore throats:
Published : February 9, 2020 12:05 pm | Updated:February 9, 2020 12:05 pm
Today health tips: Be safe in case of a Wuhan coronavirus outbreak near you
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Today, health tips will deal with the fast spreading Wuhan coronavirus. The death toll of this virus has crossed 100 in China and the country has more than 4000 infected patients. It has also spread to other countries across the world. Scientists have confirmed human to human transmission. Also, people with no symptoms may be carriers of this virus. This is because it has a 14-days incubation period. Hence, it becomes imperative to know what to do in case of an outbreak in your region. Our health tips today will help you do just that.
In view of the seriousness of the situation and in a bid to arrest the spread of this mutating virus, the World Health Organisation has come out with some basic guidelines. Recognising the need to the hour, we are presenting these guidelines as our health tips of the day.
Practice hygiene
This the basic precautionary measure that you need to take in case of any viral outbreak. Wash your hands with warm water and soap. Do this as frequently as possible. This will significantly bring down your risk of infection from the Wuhan coronavirus.
Avoid crowded places
It is imperative that you avoid crowded places. This disease has now mutated to a form that makes humans to human transmission possible. If you have to go to the market for essentials, wear a mask. This will give you some protection. And, change your clothes and wash after returning home as a further precautionary measure.
Avoid people with fever and cough
If you know anybody suffering from fever or any respiratory ailment, avoid meeting him or her till the crisis blows over. Since this is a viral disease, close proximity to an infected person can put you at risk of contracting the disease. Since, you don’t know who may have been exposed to this virus, it is better to just avoid all people suffering from fever and cough.
Don’t eat uncooked meats
Do you like to eat half cooked meat? Don’t. This can increase your risk of the Wuhan coronavirus significantly. Wash and cook all meat and poultry products and cook till tender. You must also avoid including imported and exotic meats. This disease spreads from animals to humans as it does from humans to humans. So, it is better to be safe than sorry
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