As autumn sets in, it’s perhaps impossible to avoid coughs or colds. To start with, the season brings with it with a host of viral and bacterial respiratory illnesses. You are indoors more, in a warm environment during the holidays, visiting with others and going to gatherings. But doctors say that, as a rule, there are a few precautions you can take and behaviors that you can alter to keep healthy.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, colds can affect anyone, most often between late August and March, and flu epidemics are common both in late autumn and early winter. And you could also get RSV or Covid-19. Dr. Janice Cristobal, MD, a family physician at Medical Offices of Manhattan, has advice on the most important thing you can do to avoid a cold or flu. Read the article.