COLD & FLU RESOURCE CENTRE
Navigate seasonal respiratory illnesses with confidence.
Preparing for flu season
In South Africa, flu season typically runs from April to August, with infection rates peaking during our midwinter months of June and July. This differs from northern hemisphere patterns, making early vaccination (March-May) particularly important for our population.
Can you really ‘catch a cold’ from wet hair? Debunking winter health myths
“Don’t go outside with wet hair—you’ll get sick!” is probably something you’ve heard from your mother or some other older relative with the aim of protecting your health, but how much truth is there to this statement and the others so frequently repeated to us that we have accepted them as truth?
8 Simple Ways To Boost Your Immune System Before Cold and Flu Season
Many of us get the sniffles or get very sick during the colder months and this often means missing days of work or school to recover.
From onion socks to chicken soup: An expert reveals truths behind health-related old wives' tales
Have you ever been told to gargle with salt water when you have a sore throat or stop drinking milk when you have a virus or cold?
Is it a cold or the flu? How to tell the difference (and what to do next)
It starts with a sneeze. But it’s just a sneeze, right? Then you start coughing and get a headache. Oh no! You’re sick. Now you’re knee deep in tissues, trying to treat it with a pharmacy’s worth of medicine, but you should be asking yourself ‘Is it a cold or the flu?’
What’s the difference between ‘man flu’ and flu?
The term “man flu” takes a humorous poke at men with minor respiratory infections, such as colds, who supposedly exaggerate their symptoms.
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