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Get Prepared To Go To The Hospital

If you have to take your children to the hospital, you need to be prepared because there could be a lot of people with transmissible diseases, like influenza. Carlos Torres-Viera, Infectious Disease Physician with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains hospitals are places for sick people so he recommends not to bring the whole family to the emergency room. Another advice is using a hand sanitizer and if the problem is a respiratory infection, you should ask a nurse for a mask you can wear.

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