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Cold/Flu Terms A - E

Find common cold and flu terms from A to E in this section.
Antibiotics
Antibiotics are medications that most of us have taken at some point in our lives. Find out what antibiotics are and how they might help you.
Antibiotic Resistance
You may have heard of antibiotic resistance, but do you know what it means? Find out how antibiotic resistance could affect you and what it means with this simple explanation.
Antitussives
Learn about antitussives. What are antitussives and what can they do for you?
Bacterial Infections
What is a bacterial infection and what can be done about it? Find out what a bacterial infection is and what it means to you.
Bronchitis
An easy to understand definition of bronchitis.
What Is the CDC
Do you know what the CDC is? Find out what the CDC is, what they do and what it means for you.
Chickenpox
Itchy red spots everywhere? Now you can find out the definition of chicken pox.
The Common Cold
Find out what the common cold really is.
Decongestant
The term decongestant sounds very technical and may be difficult for some people to understand. So what is a decongestant? Find out here.
Droplet Transmission
The term droplet transmission is used to describe how certain illnesses are spread. Find out what droplet transmission means and what you should do to protect yourself from illnesses that are spread through droplet transmission.
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