flu <\/a>season. Various risk factors increase your chances of catching the infection. If you find yourself mentioned in the high-risk categories below, raise your preventative awareness to avoid getting sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\nURIs are most common during the change of seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming in contact with infected persons can result in infection. The person may wipe the sweat on their palm and then shake your hand, transmitting the virus or bacteria responsible for the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Children attending nursery schools are also at high risk of developing URIs. Preschools are like Petri dishes for pathogens, and the chances are that if one kid gets infected, they\u2019ll pass it on to the majority of the others in their class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The parents of the kids then experience the infection and pass it out into the wider community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People who live in crowded conditions, such as hostels \u2013 or work in offices with plenty of other people, are also at high risk of contracting a URI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prevent URIs by washing hands frequently and avoiding coming in contact with infected persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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