Colds and flu

Common symptoms of the common cold include sneezing, a sore throat, a stuffy nose and coughing. Colds can be acquired by inhaling germs or touching your eyes or nose after touching surfaces with cold germs on them. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. The best practice to avoid colds is to wash your hands or avoid people with colds.

While there is no cure for the common cold, one can relieve its symptoms through rest, drinking plenty of fluids, gargling with warm salt water (to soothe a sore throat), using cough drops or throat sprays or taking over-the-counter paid or cold medicines.

A number of viruses can cause the respiratory infection known as the flu. These viruses are contained in the air and enter your body through your nose or mouth.

Flu symptoms come on suddenly and are worse than those of the common cold. They may include

• Body or muscle aches
• Chills
• Cough
• Fever
• Headache
• Sore throat

The flu can be serious or even deadly for elderly people, newborn babies, and people with certain chronic illnesses.

Our well-trained providers at Your Doc’s In are available on a walk-in basis and without an appointment to meet your health care needs. Services at our urgent care centers are available at all our clinics by our friendly, personable and capable staff.

We are open seven days a week with extended hours in some of our clinics. Care is provided for infants all the way through adults. And most insurance plans are accepted. Whether you are visiting the Ocean City area or a resident on the Delmarva Peninsula, take advantage of the services offered at Your Doc’s In. Your Doc’s In, “For Life’s Little Emergencies”. Proudly serving the community on the Eastern Shore since 2005.