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Take care of your small lower respiratory diseases
November 25, 2011
Fewer cases reported this year compared with last year.
Saltillo .- sector hospitals in health from attending weekly Coahuila 14,500 people, mostly children with acute respiratory infections, sudden changes in temperature that occur in this winter season.
In the Ministry of Health announced that fortunately fell by nine per cent of cases of people with acute respiratory infections, compared to 2010.
There were also suggestions that strengthened the programs and actions to address medically patients with these health problems, hence the incidence has dropped.
Even the Ministry of Health launched the Winter Day program, in which doctors and public health nurses advise people to take care to address and overcome sudden changes in temperatures this winter, according to the Commission,this 2011 will be colder than last year.
Health is in your hands
To prevent your young and elderly people suffering from respiratory illnesses, follow these tips :
Dress warmly and avoid exposure to sudden temperature changes.
Eating fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A and C, such as carrots, papaya, guava, orange, lemon and pineapple among others.
Drinking more fluids during this season.
Wash hands frequently, especially after contact with sick people.
No smoking indoors and keep rooms well ventilated.
Also, check heating systems (stoves, gas heaters).
Turn off the heater before going to bed.
No laborers to enter the rooms.
But if respiratory symptoms promptly attend to the health unit.
Do not self medicate and go to the Health Unit to care and be immunized against influenza.