With cold and flu season about to hit the Midwest hard, and members of my team already catching the bugs that are going around, here are a few ways to avoid (or at least prolong) the germy season
Get a flu shot – an ounce of preventive medicine never hurt anyone, and getting a flu shot is an easy and affordable way to prevent the bugs from gripping you.
Stop shaking hands – one of the other managers at my firms stops shaking hands in late October, and doesn’t shake hands again until March, to avoid spreading anything with his team and the other managers.
Wash your hands frequently – Take a few extra opportunities every day to wash your hands can make sure the hands you shake don’t shake your core and send you off to bed
Use hand sanitizer – If you can’t wash your hands as often as you’d like, or if you spend a lot of time traveling or in board rooms, put some hand sanitizer in your pocket and use it frequently to slow the spread down
Clean the telephone handset – the grossest place on many people’s desks is their telephone handset. Take 15 minutes today to de-dunk it and clean the ear boogers off to make your handset just a little cleaner
Use a headset – Better than cleaning your handset is using a headset. This will stop bugs from living on for years to come. Make sure you turn the headset away when you need to cough
Clean your coffee cup – How long has your coffee cup been sitting at your desk? Take it home today, run it through the dish washer or wash it with very hot water and soap and get it super clean.
What are you best tips on preventing the cold and flu season from debilitating yourself and your team?
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译文:
7招预防疾病
随着严寒和流感猛烈地冲击着中西部地区，我们团队中已有好几位成员被周围的细菌感染了，在此我要介绍几种方法避免（或至少拖延）在这易感染季节中感冒。
打流感预防针——一盎司的预防药剂不会伤到任何人，那么来打一针流感预防针吧，这是一种非常简单而且在经济上可以承受的方法，防止感染细菌。
停止握手——我公司的一位经理从十月末到次年三月都不同别人握手，从而避免传播细菌给本团队成员和其他管理人员。
经常洗手——每天额外洗几次手可以确保你不因握手而感染流感。
使用手部消毒剂——如果你不能经常地清洗双手，或者如果你大部分时间是在旅行或者在开会，不妨在口袋里装点消毒剂，经常使用能降低传播率哦。
清洁电话听筒——很多人在办公桌上使用最频繁的是他们的电话机听筒。今天我们就花上15分钟的时间把它浸泡在水中，然后清除掉听筒上耳朵带来的污物。
使用耳机——比清洁听筒更好的方法就是使用耳机。这样就会避免细菌在听筒上存在数年。当你需要咳嗽，请确保避开耳机。
清洁你的咖啡杯——你的咖啡杯在桌子上放多久了？今天就把它带回家吧，在洗碗机里洗一下或者用热水和清洁剂洗一下，使它保持非常干净。
你有什么好方法来预防寒冷和流感季节带给你的疾病，从而削弱你的自己和你的团队的战斗力？
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