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Staying Healthy in Cold and Flu Season
 

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FLU vs. COLD

Flu Symptoms:

  • Fever / shaking chills

  • Severe headache

  • Extreme tiredness

  • Severe cough

  • Possible vomiting / diarrhea in children

Cold Symptoms:

  • Mild fever

  • Headache

  • Cough

  • Sore / scratchy throat

  • Runny / stuffy nose

  • Watery eyes
Sleep Recommendations from the National Center on Sleep Disorders and the National Sleep Foundation
Age
Hours Sleep/Night
·3 - 11 months
14 – 15 hours
12 - 35 months
12 – 14 hours
3 - 6 years (pre K - K)
11 - 13 hours
6 - 11 years (1st - 5th gr.)
10 - 11 hours
12 - 18 years (6th – 12th gr.)
8 ½ - 9 ½ hours
18 - 64 years
Try to get at least 8 hours
 
When Should You Stay Home?

  • Fever of 100 degrees or higher

  • Stay home until fever-free for 24 hours

  • Symptoms such as cough, headache, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, abdominal cramps, sore throat, and/or generally looks sick

  • Stay home until no vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours

  • Severe chest and/or nasal congestion or frequent nasal discharge

  • Frequent coughing

Websites:
The following websites provide helpful information about colds and the flu: