the Midwest hard, and members of my team already catching the bugs that are going around, here are a few ways to avoid (or at least prolong) the germy season

Get a flu shot - an ounce of preventive medicine never hurt anyone, and getting a flu shot is an easy and affordable way to prevent the bugs from gripping you.

Stop shaking hands - one of the other managers at my firms stops shaking hands in late October, and doesn't shake hands again until March, to avoid spreading anything with his team and the other managers.

Wash your hands frequently - Take a few extra opportunities every day to wash your hands can make sure the hands you shake don't shake your core and send you off to bed

Use hand sanitizer - If you can't wash your hands as often as you'd like, or if you spend a lot of time traveling or in board rooms, put some hand sanitizer in your pocket and use it frequently to slow the spread down

Clean the telephone handset - the grossest place on many people's desks is their telephone handset. Take 15 minutes today to de-dunk it and clean the ear boogers off to make your handset just a little cleaner

Use a headset - Better than cleaning your handset is using a headset. This will stop bugs from living on for years to come. Make sure you turn the headset away when you need to cough

Clean your coffee cup - How long has your coffee cup been sitting at your desk? Take it home today, run it through the dish washer or wash it with very hot water and soap and get it super clean.

What are you best tips on preventing the cold and flu season from debilitating yourself and your team?

防病七招

由于感冒与流感在美国中西部地区流行,许多人都患上了流感.下述几种方法能预防(至少是延缓患)感冒.

1.注射流感疫苗-少量使用预防药对人没有损害,注射流感疫苗预防流感是一种方便且费用不高的方法.

2.不要握手-从今年10月下旬直到来年三月,一起工作的同事都要坚决制止互相握手,以免流感病菌感染它人.

3.常洗手-每天找时间洗几次手,能确保一直到你睡觉前不能被你握过的手上的病菌感染.

4.用消毒杀菌洗手剂洗手-如果你想洗手时又不能洗手,如果你长时间驱车行驶或者长时间在会议室开会时不能洗手,你可以预先在口袋里放些消毒杀菌洗手剂,这样就可以经常用它洗手并能防止病菌扩散.

5.清理电话话筒-我们多数人的办公桌上的电话话筒是病毒聚集最多的地方,花一刻钟的时间把听筒用水清理一下,并把附在上面已经干的污渍清除,让你的电话清洁如初.

6.使用头戴式话筒-头戴式话筒比经过清洗的手提式话筒更好.这种话筒能阻止病菌未来数年继续存在. 当你要咳嗽时一定要把话筒移开.

7.清洗咖啡杯- 你的咖啡杯放在办公桌上有多久了?今天就把它拿回家去,放到洗碟机里清洗一下或者用热水或肥皂水清洗一下,让它更加清洁.

一旦染上流感会使你身体非常虚弱,而上述防病七法是防止你与你同事患感冒与流感的最好的忠告.
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