They have not gone anywhere. They both swam among us and continue to swim. People just started to get sick less often. There is no conspiracy here. Nobody hides these flu from ARVI. It's just that people become less infected with the common cold.
Someone a little further away from others, someone wears masks, someone more often began to wash their hands or use a sanitizer.
It happened what we, doctors, had been trying to get from patients for many years - people began to follow the anti-epidemic rules a little. This was enough to get rid of the seasonal cold. Several acquaintances of mine swear that they have not had a cold for more than a year.
The usual rules
Remember the "cold" rules from that peaceful life?
- If you get sick, then stay at home.
- Stay away from people who are coughing or sneezing.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief if you cough or sneeze.
- If there is no handkerchief at hand, then cough and sneeze in the elbow fold.
- Do not cough or sneeze into the palm of your hand. Because then you will spread the virus on different surfaces.
- Wash your hands often. Be sure to wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Through these places, the virus can easily enter your body.
Covid rules
They are slightly different.
It is important to wear masks where there are crowds of people. An ordinary mask weakly protects against drops with the virus, but still protects. You can use a mask modernize. This will help it filter better.
Not everyone realizes that the main purpose of a mask is to protect others from your viruses. People can quietly get covid without symptoms and still infect their neighbors. Therefore, in crowded places, everyone should wear masks.
The painful egocentrism of our person often does not allow him to wear masks for the sake of others. People do something only for themselves. And they don't understand, freaks, that by spreading the virus to others, they create a cycle of this virus in nature.
The virus will spin around like this, get stronger, mutate and then attack your mom and dad. Or a spouse. Or a sick relative. Or a completely unfamiliar but pregnant woman.
Denseness
In general, the denseness of our person does not lend itself to logical analysis. When you slip statistics under his nose, he starts gagging or hysterical. You explain that, like, follow these rules, and the risk of infection will decrease, or the risk of death from a heart attack will decrease.
But our people do not respect statistics. They keep believing in lottery winnings, luck and other nonsense. They want to be treated with only the most effective and safest remedy. They will not follow the rules because they do not provide a 100% guarantee of effectiveness and safety. And such freaks are dying in batches at the time set by nature. Like their ancestors 20,000 years ago ...
Something I was distracted. Is everything clear about the flu?
Here are also my articles about masks:
How to choose material for a homemade mask
Can the mask be worn with the white side out?
New way to improve medical masks: tie and tuck. With pictures and detailed explanation
Homemade mask: official American standard
