Health Agency Urges Adults to Wear Face Masks When Ill
Guidance issued by the UK Health Security Agency states that adults suffering from respiratory illnesses should wear face masks if they have to leave home. Amidst high...
Read Full ArticleAvmor, the Canadian manufacturer of professional cleaning solutions, has put together a guide to help you tell employees if they have a cold, the flu or an allergy.
Just because we have stuffy noses, sneezing, sniffling, itchy eyes, coughs and just don't feel well, doesn't mean we have the flu. Maybe it's an allergy or just a bad cold. The symptoms are surprisingly similar.
While the flu is typically the most severe, the one thing it has going for it is that it usually comes and goes within two to four days. Compare that to allergies, which can last for weeks on end.
Avmor also suggests ways cleaning professionals can keep themselves and building users healthier during flu season and throughout the year. Among them are the following:
"And based on our guide, if you determine you have the flu, don't work," says Mike Watt, with Avmor. "Take a couple of days off and get better so you don't pass the flu on to anyone else."
Picture: The new sneezing and coughing protocol - as advised in the UK - is to direct it in to your elbow as the top ten ways to spread infection is your fingers
Article written by Cathryn Ellis | Published 19 January 2018
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