know it all SURPRISING FACTS & CLEVER TIPS BY THE NUMBERS: Achoo! Colds & Flu


The dry, cold air of winter provides ideal conditions for many viruses to thrive. How to stay healthy? Wash your hands often, and get your annual flu shot.


Distance cold viruses can travel when you cough or sneeze


12 ft.


How long it usually takes for cold


symptoms to show up after you get the virus


$3.6BILLION How much Americans


spent last year on over- the-counter cold, cough and throat medicines


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Number of known cures for the common cold


0 200 8 HEALTHYADVICE.COM


Number of viruses that can cause a cold


7-10 days 20 seconds


How long the average cold lasts


How long to rub your hands together


when washing them to get rid of cold and flu viruses


How many colds the average child gets each year


the average adult gets each year


How many colds


6-10 2-4


Up to 48 hours How long flu viruses can


survive on objects such as doorknobs and remote


controls. Germs stay alive longer on stainless steel, plastic and other hard


surfaces than on fabric and soft surfaces.


Don’t give any over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to children under this age


(unless prescribed by your child’s doctor).


Number of Americans who


come down with the flu each season, which typically lasts from November to March


35–50 36,000


Average number of people who die from flu-related complications in the U.S. each year


Get home remedies for cold and flu, plus when to call your doctor at HealthyAdvice.com/ColdFlu


SOURCES: AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), KIDSHEALTH (THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION), MAYO CLINIC


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