Protect Yourself from Cold and Flu Season

St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco's Sunset District recently had a stomach flu outbreak, also known as Viral gastroenteritis.
200 students came down with the bug which lead to a complete school shut down.



The nasty bug looks likes this:

(credit:http://www.butler.va.gov)
It isn't pretty and definitely not pleasant.

Symptoms of viral gastroenteritis are watery diarrhea and vomiting along with headache, fever, and abdominal cramps. These symptoms start 1 to 2 days after the person has been infected by the virus and can last up to 10 days.

(http://www.butler.va.gov/features/Gastroenteritis.asp)

So what can you do to prevent this from harming your health?
What this video for some basic cold/flu facts and stay healthy tips:

(credit:Hanna Malak hmalak.nyc@gmail.com http://redcrossyouth.org/)

Stay safe and stay healthy everyone!