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Germ control: Cover your cough
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Got It, Hide this- Website: Canadian Lung Association
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Prevent the spread of colds, flu and other viruses: cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your sleeve and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean. The Lung Association recommends that most people get the flu shot every year and that most people with COPD or asthma also get a pneumonia shot.
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influenza, common cold, cold prevention, virus, saliva, mucus
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Rated on: 3/30/2015 4:03:05 PM
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