Respiratory infections: how to avoid them this winter

In the height of the season of respiratory infections, with hospitals full of patients and wards no longer able to cope with demands, prevention seems to be the most important resource of each of us. That's why I made a short guide to help you get through this period well, with the help of simple and easy-to-follow rules. With the onset of cold, dampness, the cold season, the body's defense capacity decreases and respiratory infections occur quite frequently. Respiratory infections mainly affect the upper airways and are caused by a variety of viruses. The symptoms are common to almost all viruses, they are milder in the case of viruses and more severe in the case of influenza. The treatment is symptomatic and the main way of protection is prevention, either through measures that we will tell you immediately, or through vaccination, in the case of the flu.

They say that the best treatment is prevention, which is also perfectly true in the case of respiratory infections. .