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Resources<\/h3>","description":"

You may notice some symptoms, such as a runny nose, cough, or sore throat, and wonder if it is a cold, cough, flu, or even COVID-19. Read below for information on how to prevent these illnesses, how to care for yourself when you are sick, and when to seek medical care.<\/p>","background_color":"#FFFFFF","width":"width-medium","columns":"2","cards":[{"card_title":"

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  • Wash your hands often with soap and water.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Don\u2019t have soap? Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Throw your used tissues in the trash. Then wash your hands.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Do not share towels, utensils, cups, straws, etc.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Get a flu shot every year in the fall.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"cold","css_class":"mt-0","title":"

    Self-care for a cold<\/h3>","content":"
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    • Drink fluids such as water, soup, fruit juice, tea, warm, or broth.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Suck on cough drops to moisten your throat. Gargle with warm salt water every few hours (1\/4 tsp of salt).<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Avoid alcoholic \/caffeinated drinks.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Use acetaminophen (Tylenol\u00ae) or ibuprofen (Advil\u00ae) as directed for pain or fever. DO NOT USE ASPIRIN.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • If you have a fever, place a cool washcloth over your forehead and\/or behind your neck.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Use a decongestant (to alleviate or dry up mucus in the head, nose, and throat).<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Do not bundle up in heavy clothes.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Elevate your head with extra pillows at night.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"cough","css_class":"mt-0","title":"

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      • Drink plenty of liquids and use a vaporizer or hot shower steam to loosen congestion and thin mucus.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Take an expectorant, such as Robitussin. Do not take a cough suppressant to suppress a cough so much that you are no longer bringing up mucus.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Stop smoking and stay away from places where people are smoking.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Drink 8 oz. of fluids (fruit juice, water, soup, or other replenishing liquids) every few hours to replace fluids lost through \u201cinvisible\u201d perspiration.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFor a non-productive cough<\/b>\u00a0(i.e., a dry cough that does not bring up mucus)\r\n
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        • Drink plenty of fluids. Hot beverages with honey soothe the throat.<\/li>\r\n \t
        • Take an over-the-counter cough suppressant with dextromethorphan.<\/li>\r\n \t
        • Take a decongestant, such as Sudafed, if you have a post-nasal drip.<\/li>\r\n \t
        • Suck on cough drops, lozenges, or hard candy to soothe and moisten a dry, irritated throat.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"med-care","css_class":"","title":"

          When to seek medical care<\/h3>","description":"
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          • You have a fever that is 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher that persists for more than two days.<\/li>\r\n \t
          • You cough up bloody, brown, or green mucus.<\/li>\r\n \t
          • You experience shortness of breath or severe chest pains.<\/li>\r\n \t
          • You experience a cough that lasts longer than 10 days to 2 weeks.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium","columns":"2","cards":[{"card_title":"
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