When you are heavy into flu season, one thing is for sure and rings true for every single apartment resident out there...nobody wants to get sick.
If you do, there may be something deeper wrong there that should be evaluated beyond getting the flu as well.
Unfortunately, living in an apartment community means you are living in close proximity to others. Whether you run into your neighbors in the gym, share a conversation as you are taking out the trash, or stopping by the neighbors house to borrow some sugar, you run the chance of spreading or catching germs. How often have you seen someone cover their mouth when they cough and then grab a door handle directly after. This could be the door to the gym, the office, the mail room, or wherever.
Regardless of how you possibly catch the flu or a cold, it's important to do things to be prepared especially when you live in a close nit community.
Many clinics and pharmacies across the States offer flu shots at discounted prices. While this won't defend you against the common cold, it will help prevent you from coming down with a violent flu and passing it to your neighbors. Stop it before it begins.
You should also remember to bundle up before you head out into the cold. Scientists may disagree that cold weather directly causes sickness, but it has been proven that as your body gets cold, it works hard to try to warm itself up. While it's working harder at doing this, it lessens the guard against germs and such. So be sure and dress warm.
If you do have a cold that runs it's course, make sure you disinfect your apartment. Using a disinfectant spray, wipe down your counters, phone, remote control, door knobs or any other thing that you touch often in your apartment. Wash your sheets and pillow cases and change your toothbrush. Do everything you can do to get your apartment in shape to keep whatever you had from coming back or being spread to your guests.
Germs are everywhere, just be prepared and you should help keep yourself from getting sick, so you can spend more time enjoying the fun apartment lifestyle!
