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Wash your hands
Limit exposure to infected people
Get plenty of rest
Eat a healthy diet
Reduce stress
Be social
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Questions to Ask the Doctor
Ask your doctor about...
- Whether you have a cold, bacterial sinusitis or pneumonia.
- Treatment.
- The usual course of your condition.
- Medications, if any, and their side effects.
- Signs of a secondary infection.
Make sure that you...
- Understand what's wrong.
- Know the signs of complications or secondary bacterial infections (sinusitis and pneumonia).
- Know what to do if you see these signs.
- Understand how the condition is to be treated.
- Understand dosages and side effects of any medicines prescribed.
- Understand when to call your doctor.
- Understand when to be rechecked if necessary.
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This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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