Fight cold and flu season with a dose of prevention
(World News Science)

By David Bedard | JBER Public Affairs | October 06, 2017 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Called the rhinovirus, the primary culprit for causing the common cold is 2,600 times smaller in diameter than the width of a human strand of hair. As tiny as the microorganism is, it can ruin anybody`s week with respiratory calamity, and potentially bring office productivity to a grinding halt when the microscopic pest manages to spread. Air Force Staff Sgt. Moises Ascencion, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 673d Medical Group Public Health communicable disease program, said Alaska`s cold and flu season runs from September to May, but measures can be taken to prevent catching and...