With Jack Frost blast
ing his Amor of freezing
rata, fcwpacksd romk and
bridges, and mem on the
way, the chance of catch
ing a cokL the flu, dr other
cold weather malady is in-;
But staying inside by the
fire with your family and
Minds won’t always pro
tact you from ‘catching
cold’, according to Dr.
%NeU Gteqn of U* .
Emergency Department at
Mercy Heqpttal.
-“Exposure to cold wea
ff ther probably doesn’t
cause someone to catch a.
. cold,” said Dr Gibson.
‘"Die increase in the num
- ber of cases of colds and
- influenza is more likely due
to the tap* that people are
; forced to stay indoors in
closed environments...
where they are exposed to
germs from other people.
“Most upper respiratory
illnesses are viral in ori
gin. The symptoms usually
can be treated shrinlv wH*
rest, aspirin, aspirin sub
stitutes and fluids. If the
body aches, chills, fever,
and coughing continue for
more than three days, a
person may want to see a
physician.”
As a remedy for the
common cold, one old
wives’ tale may hold true,
Or. Gibson said. Chicken
soup has been shown to be
beneficial in some medic
al studies. This is probably
because of the warmfam
effect that stimulates the
break-up of mucus in the
chest. In viral cases, chick
en soup works as weQ as
antibiotics.
However, for more
emious cold-weather mala
dies such as frostbite and
hypothermia, medical
Hypothermia is
by the rapid chilling of the
Body temperatures
drop to lem than M de
grees and, in joeae cases,
as tow as M degrees. As a
remit, a person’s heart
rate is slowed and the .
ability to think and reason
is impaired. The victim
becomes sleepy, sad be
rceuse the brain is affected,
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If these symptoms exist/
the victim should be,
wanned, covered with 4
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.whitenessor thinksnitk of
the skin, especially on the
fingers, toes, ears or face.?
A stinging or burning sen- ,
sation with some buttering
often occurs, especially
upon rewarming.
“My most recent cases of.
frostbite this season have
involved joggers,” said
Or. Gibsqh. “Joggers need.
to take special care wbenff
running on cold windy f
days. Moisture and sweet- 'J
ing greatly ahance cold 1
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every day, he should wear ?
water repellent outer
garments ” -V M
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